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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor'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.

The Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree 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 51 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . MCPHS University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Of the 667 students majoring in health professions at MCPHS University, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Full Health Professions at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Report

#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 61% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

Women make up 55% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Tufts University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#5

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Quinnipiac University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the New England Region . Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.

Of the 254 students majoring in health professions at Quinnipiac, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 228 students majoring in health professions at Harvard, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Medical School is a small public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

Of the 220 students majoring in health professions at UMass Medical School, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Northeastern University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 208 students majoring in health professions at Northeastern, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#9

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

With a ranking of #9, University of Vermont did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 59% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#10

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

With a ranking of #10, University of New England did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Biddeford.

Of the 336 students majoring in health professions at UNE, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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Best Health Professions Colleges by State

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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).

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