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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions in the New England Region

51 Ranked Colleges
5,214 Degrees Awarded
$81,005 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,927 and had an average of $20,846 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 44,724 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,634 and $22,014 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,214 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 51 colleges that offer a degree in health professions. To top this list, a school must have a successful health professions program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree health professions students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 667 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Health Professions at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 527 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.

Full Boston University Health Professions Report

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate list. Tufts University is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 445 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Tufts University Health Professions Report

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 310 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 Health Professions at University of Connecticut

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Quinnipiac University
Hamden, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate. Hamden, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s health professions degrees to 254 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.

Read more about Health Professions at Quinnipiac

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 228 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s health professions students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Health Professions at Harvard

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University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 220 degrees to qualified doctorate’s health professions students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 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 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UMass Medical School Health Professions Report

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Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

Northeastern University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s health professions degrees to 208 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Health Professions at Northeastern

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

With a ranking of #9, University of Vermont did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate list. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s health professions degrees to 170 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UVM Health Professions Report

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University of New England ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate list. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Biddeford, Maine. It awarded 336 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Health Professions at UNE

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #11. URI is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 150 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full URI Health Professions Report

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New England College of Optometry did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 137 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s health professions students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full New England College of Optometry Health Professions Report

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MGH Institute of Health Professions ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate list. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a small school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 136 doctorate’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 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full MGH Institute of Health Professions Health Professions Report

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Brown University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #14. Brown is a fairly large school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 125 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 Health Professions at Brown

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

With a ranking of #15, Yale University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate list. Yale University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 123 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 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 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Health Professions at Yale

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire

Dartmouth College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #16. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hanover, New Hampshire. It awarded 100 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Dartmouth College Health Professions Report

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Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, Connecticut

Sacred Heart University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate ranking. Sacred Heart University is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 97 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Sacred Heart Health Professions Report

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Western New England University
Springfield, Massachusetts

Western New England University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #18. Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 89 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Health Professions at Western New England

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Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, New Hampshire

Franklin Pierce University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #19. This small school is located in Rindge, New Hampshire, and it awarded 82 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Health Professions at Franklin Pierce University

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Husson University
Bangor, Maine

Husson University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate ranking. Husson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bangor, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 77 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Health Professions at Husson University

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University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut

University of Bridgeport did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #20. University of Bridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 77 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Health Professions at UBridgeport

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University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, Connecticut

University of Saint Joseph came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate ranking. University of Saint Joseph is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 77 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full USJ Health Professions Report

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Simmons University
Boston, Massachusetts

Simmons University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s health professions degrees to 74 students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Simmons Health Professions Report

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 71 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read more about Health Professions at UMass Amherst

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate ranking. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large school located in Lowell, Massachusetts that handed out 50 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Health Professions at UMass Lowell

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