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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Massachusetts

46 Colleges
$59,516 Avg Salary
$20,253 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Massachusetts. With 9,233 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in Massachusetts to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges.

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 degree in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

The excellent programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Massachusetts. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for health professions students. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Simmons University

Boston, MA

The excellent programs at Simmons University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Regis College

Weston, MA

With a ranking of #6, Regis College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. Located in the suburb of Weston, Regis College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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MGH Institute of Health Professions came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Massachusetts ranking. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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Northeastern University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health professions programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Worcester, UMass Medical School is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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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