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2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

60 Colleges
$33,664 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,634 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions 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.

The Best Value Health Professions Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 60 schools in the New England Region to see which 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 Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools

$10,520 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named American Sentinel University the best value school in the New England Region for health professions students. American Sentinel University is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Aurora.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Sentinel University are $10,520 per year.

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#2

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA
$16,666 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in the New England Region list. Worcester State is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

Worcester State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,666 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Granite State College

Concord, NH
$9,015 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Granite State College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the New England Region . Located in the fringe town of Concord, GSC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GSC are $9,015 per year.

Full Health Professions at Granite State College Report

#4

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA
$16,735 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fitchburg State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in the New England Region list. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fitchburg.

Fitchburg State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,735 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent programs at New England Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the New England Region . New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New England Tech are $32,807 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, New England Tech also did well on our Best Health Professions Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Health Professions at New England Institute of Technology

#6

Rivier University

Nashua, NH
$35,512 Average Tuition & Fees

Rivier University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in the New England Region list. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Nashua.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rivier are $35,512 per year.

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$39,986 Average Tuition & Fees

Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #7 on the list. Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Standish.

Saint Joseph’s Maine undergraduate students pay an average of $39,986 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI
$44,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Salve Regina University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions 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 undergraduate students at Salve Regina are $44,200 per year.

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#9

Endicott College

Beverly, MA
$36,614 Average Tuition & Fees

Endicott College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Endicott are $36,614 a year.

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#10

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

With a ranking of #10, Fairfield University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Fairfield U undergraduate students pay an average of $52,870 in tuition and fees each year.

Fairfield U also claimed a spot on our Best Health Professions Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Health Professions at Fairfield University

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 Schools in the New England Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT
12 American International College Springfield, 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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