by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Health Sciences & Services is the 34th most popular major in the country with 35,945 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, health sciences and services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,887 and had an average of $24,736 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 2,006 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,568 and $23,630 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 324 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in health sciences and services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their health sciences and services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Roxbury Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Roxbury Community College is a public institution located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 66 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Roxbury Community College Health Sciences & Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend York County Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the New England Region. York County Community College is a small school located in Wells, Maine that handed out 17 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Sciences & Services at York County Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holyoke Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the New England Region list. Holyoke Community College is a small school located in Holyoke, Massachusetts that handed out 45 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Holyoke Community College Health Sciences & Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the New England Region. Located in South Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified associates’s health science students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Southern Maine Community College
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Vermont landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Montpelier, Vermont, this medium-sized public school awarded 26 degrees to qualified associates’s health science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Community College of Vermont
NHTI-Concord’s Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the New England Region ranking. Concord, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health science degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #7, White Mountains Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the New England Region list. White Mountains Community College is located in Berlin, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s health science degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full White Mountains Community College Health Sciences & Services Report
With a ranking of #8, Manchester Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the New England Region list. Located in Manchester, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s health science students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Manchester Community College
With a ranking of #9, Bay State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the New England Region list. Bay State College is a small private for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Bay State College
Northern Essex Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the New England Region ranking. Haverhill, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health science degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Northern Essex Community College
With a ranking of #11, Springfield Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the New England Region list. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified associates’s health science students in 2020-2021.
Cape Cod Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the New England Region list. Cape Cod Community College is located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s health science degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Cape Cod Community College
Quinsigamond Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the New England Region ranking. Quinsigamond Community College is a public institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Quinsigamond Community College
Beal College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the New England Region list. Beal College is a private for-profit institution located in Bangor, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Middlesex Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Bedford, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s health science students in 2020-2021.
Full Middlesex Community College Health Sciences & Services Report
With a ranking of #16, Fisher College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s health science degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Dean College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the New England Region ranking. Dean College is a small school located in Franklin, Massachusetts that handed out 1 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Hartford ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the New England Region list. UHart is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at University of Hartford
Pine Manor College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s health science students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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