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2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region

14 Colleges
$31,122 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs School for You

Health/Medical Prep Programs is the #14 most popular major in the country with 9,210 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region

Check out the medical prep programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the New England Region for health/medical prep programs students. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

The excellent programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in the New England Region . Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region list. MCPHS University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average amount in student loans that medical prep majors at MCPHS University take out is $27,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $749.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Providence College

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Providence College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region list. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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#6

Castleton University

Castleton, VT

Castleton University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the distant town of Castleton, Castleton is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, medical prep graduates from Castleton carry an average student debtload of $23,250.

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#7

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health/medical prep programs programs. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Connecticut landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health/medical prep programs programs. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

Elms College

Chicopee, MA

Elms College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health/medical prep programs students. It came in at #9 on the list. Elms College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chicopee.

While working on their degree, medical prep majors at Elms College accumulate an average of around $32,750 in student debt.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 351
Connecticut 7
New Hampshire 2
Maine 2
Vermont 16

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Health/Medical Prep Programs is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Medical Prep Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 4,010
Pre-Nursing Studies 2,489
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 2,010
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies 257
Pre-Pharmacy Studies 167
Pre-Occupational Therapy Studies 108
Pre-Dentistry Studies 85
Pre-Physician Assistant 76
Pre-Art Therapy 4
Pre-Optometry Studies 3
Pre-Chiropractic Studies 1

Majors Similar to Medical Prep

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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