2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 35,945 health sciences and services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.
With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for health science majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Fisher College the best school in the New England Region for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Roxbury Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the New England Region . Roxbury Community College is a small public school located in the city of Roxbury Crossing.
On average, health science graduates from Roxbury Community College take out $10,680 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the fringe town of Concord, NHTI is a public school with a small student population.
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Out of the 15 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Springfield Technical Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, STCC is a public school with a small student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Middlesex Community College is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Cape Cod Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Cape Cod Community College is a small public school located in the city of West Barnstable.
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Community College of Vermont landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health sciences and services programs. CCV is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Montpelier.
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Beal College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Bangor, Beal College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Bay State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Bay State College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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York County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Wells, York County Community College is a public college with a small student population.
The average amount in student loans that health science majors at York County Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $19,152.
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Request InformationBest Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State
Explore the best health sciences and services schools for a specific state in the New England region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 789 |
Connecticut | 212 |
New Hampshire | 425 |
Maine | 184 |
Vermont | 100 |
Rhode Island | 237 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Health Science
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Health Science Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 29,840 |
General Health & Wellness | 6,105 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 15 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.
More about our data sources and methodologies.