2024 Best Medical Scientist Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

If you plan on getting your master's degree in medical scientist, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #202 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for medical scientist students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 42 master's degrees in medical scientist during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to medical scientist students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other medical scientist students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized medical scientist related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for medical scientist students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Medical Scientist Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Medical Scientist in Massachusetts

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in medical scientist.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Master's in Medical Scientist

1

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

35 Annual Graduates

Harvard University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in medical scientist. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cambridge.More information about a master’s in medical scientist from Harvard University

2

Tufts University
Medford, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Tufts University is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in medical scientist. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford.More information about a master’s in medical scientist from Tufts University

Best Medical Scientist Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Medical Scientist Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	313	3
Rhode Island	222	35
Vermont	115	33

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Rankings in Majors Related to Medical Scientist

Medical Scientist is one of 5 different types of Medical Science programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.