by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Health Professions is the 102nd most popular major in the country with 7,984 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,061 and had an average of $24,616 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 927 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,813 and $28,818 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in other health professions. That schools that top this list have a program in other health professions in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Goodwin College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the New England Region. Goodwin College is a small school located in East Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 237 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinnipiac University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Hamden, Connecticut, and it awarded 362 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Merrimack College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the New England Region list. Located in North Andover, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 109 degrees to qualified ’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Merrimack College
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Berkshire Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified ’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Berkshire Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Bridgeport. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the New England Region list. Bridgeport, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s health professions degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Other Health Professions at University of Bridgeport
MGH Institute of Health Professions ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the New England Region list. MGH Institute of Health Professions is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at MGH Institute of Health Professions
Curry College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the New England Region list. Curry is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milton, Massachusetts. It awarded 13 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Worcester State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the New England Region list. Worcester State is a medium-sized school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 27 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at Worcester State University
Yale University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the New England Region ranking. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 32 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at Yale University
Boston University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 52 ’s health professions degrees 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Boston University
Suffolk University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at Suffolk University
Regis College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the New England Region ranking. Regis College is a small school located in Weston, Massachusetts that handed out 3 ’s health professions degrees 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Dartmouth College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #13. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hanover, New Hampshire. It awarded 2 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at Dartmouth College
With a ranking of #14, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the New England Region list. Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Standish, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Other Health Professions Report
Boston College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the New England Region list. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s health professions degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the New England Region list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Other Health Professions at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
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