Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Healthcare Programs

Located in Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution. Boston is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences?

Contact details for MCPHS University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	179 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115-5896
Phone:	617-732-2800
Website:	www.mcphs.edu

How Do I Get Into MCPHS University?

You can apply to MCPHS University online at: www.mcphs.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for MCPHS University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into MCPHS University?

MCPHS University has the high acceptance rate of 88%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 19% of accepted students are men and 81% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Average Test Scores

About 14% of students accepted to MCPHS University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 660. Math scores were between 560 and 710.

MCPHS University received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 25 and 31.

Can I Afford Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences?

The overall average net price of MCPHS University is $47,791. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At MCPHS University, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $14,284 a year. That adds up to $57,136 over four years for those students.

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,668 undergraduate students at MCPHS University, with 3,494 being full-time and 174 being part-time.

There are also 3,636 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,494 full-time undergraduates at MCPHS University, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	670
Black or African American	384
Hispanic or Latino	370
White	1,210
International Students	513
Other Races/Ethnicities	347

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 67 countries are represented at MCPHS University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Canada.

Online Learning at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

In 2022-2023, 3,600 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MCPHS University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of MCPHS University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	60%
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	12%
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	32%
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology	6%
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs	27%

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Pharmacy	0	0	181	0	0	488	669
Registered Nursing	0	0	351	12	37	0	400
Physician Assistant	0	0	0	0	209	22	231
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	0	0	11	0	129	0	140
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	0	0	70	1	22	0	93
General Public Health	0	0	5	4	83	0	92
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	0	0	80	0	0	0	80
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	0	0	0	73	0	73
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs	0	0	0	9	58	0	67
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	0	0	30	0	16	11	57
Optometry	0	0	0	0	0	55	55
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	0	0	0	0	39	11	50
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	0	0	47	0	0	0	47
Occupational Therapy	0	0	0	0	43	0	43
Clinical Research Coordinator	0	0	0	0	40	0	40
Physical Therapy/Therapist	0	0	0	0	0	40	40
Pharmaceutical Sciences	0	0	28	0	0	0	28
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	0	0	22	0	0	0	22
Pre-Dentistry Studies	0	0	20	0	0	0	20
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology	3	0	14	0	0	0	17
Health Care Management	0	0	1	13	0	0	14
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	0	4	6	0	0	0	10
Radiologic Technology	0	0	10	0	0	0	10
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics	0	0	0	0	5	5	10
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy	0	0	0	9	0	0	9
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	0	0	0	0	4	1	5
Mammography Technician/Technology	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	0	0	1	0	2	0	3
Pre-Optometry Studies	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Radiologist Assistant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	6	4	892	49	760	633	2,344

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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