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2023 Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

63 Colleges
$14,799 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in the United States with 15,930 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 63 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found American Sentinel University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . American Sentinel University is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.

American Sentinel University graduate students pay an average of $6,920 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Out of the 63 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Worcester State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Worcester State are $5,796 per year.

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#3

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at New England Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the New England Region . New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Greenwich.

New England Tech graduate students pay an average of $15,015 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, New England Tech also is in the top 15% of our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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#5

Granite State College

Concord, NH

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Granite State College is a great value for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Concord, GSC is a public college with a small student population.

GSC graduate students pay an average of $10,620 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

Rivier University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashua.

Rivier graduate students pay an average of $12,195 in tuition and fees each year.

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Saint Joseph’s College of Maine came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Saint Joseph’s Maine are $9,766 a year.

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#8

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Salve Regina University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Newport.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salve Regina are $11,730 per year.

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Johnson & Wales University - Providence came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at JWU Providence are $14,706 a year.

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#10

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.

Quinnipiac graduate students pay an average of $20,340 in tuition and fees each year.

Quinnipiac excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Fairfield University Fairfield, CT
12 Salem State University Salem, MA

Best Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best health professions colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 9,233
Rhode Island 775
Connecticut 2,787
New Hampshire 1,839
Maine 913
Vermont 383

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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