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2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

4 Ranked Colleges
51 Degrees Awarded
$26,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master's in the New England Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 31,648 people earned their degree in health sciences and services, making the major the 42nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, health sciences and services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,571 and had an average of $24,129 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 1,786 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,844 and $20,786 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 51 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in health sciences and services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health sciences and services programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the health sciences and services program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in the New England Region

#1

Anna Maria College

Paxton, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Anna Maria College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. This small school is located in Paxton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 masters’s health science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Anna Maria, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Anna Maria College are $10,530.

Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Anna Maria College

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the #2 spot on the list. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MCPHS University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences are $23,280, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full MCPHS University Health Sciences & Services Report

#3

Merrimack College

North Andover, Massachusetts

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Merrimack College landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in North Andover, Massachusetts, and it awarded 32 masters’s health science degrees in 2019-2020.

Merrimack also took the #2 spot in our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Merrimack College are $31,296.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Merrimack

#4

Regis College

Weston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis College landed the #4 spot on the list. Regis College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Weston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Regis College also made our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regis College are $38,850, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Regis College Health Sciences & Services Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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