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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other health professions. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in other health professions.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree health professions students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Bridgeport. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate. University of Bridgeport is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Other Health Professions at University of Bridgeport
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the #2 spot on the list. Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hanover, New Hampshire. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at Dartmouth College
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