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2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

44 Colleges
$34,253 Avg Salary
$29,079 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's 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.

The Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 44 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 81% of the health science majors at the school.

On average, health science graduates from SNHU take out $28,581 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Southern New Hampshire University Report

#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 212 students majoring in health science at Boston U, 19% are male and 81% are female.

The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $666, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in the New England Region . URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

Of the 149 students majoring in health science at URI, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of Rhode Island Report

#4

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Hartford helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in the New England Region . UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford.

Of the 94 students majoring in health science at UHart, 22% are male and 78% are female.

On average, health science graduates from UHart take out $26,825 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of New England is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 66 students majoring in health science at UNE, 20% are male and 80% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, health science majors at UNE accumulate an average of around $24,928 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $663, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Eastern Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in the New England Region . Located in the fringe town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 66 students majoring in health science at ECSU, 27% are male and 73% are female.

The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $159, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Franklin Pierce University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Franklin Pierce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Rindge.

Of the 56 students majoring in health science at Franklin Pierce, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $427.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Franklin Pierce University Report

#7

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

With a ranking of #7, University of Vermont did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Burlington.

About 84% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 16% are male.

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#9

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

Bay Path University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Longmeadow.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, health science majors at Bay Path accumulate an average of around $30,823 in student debt.

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#10

Husson University

Bangor, ME

Husson University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bangor.

Of the 46 students majoring in health science at Husson, 20% are male and 80% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health science graduates from Husson carry an average student debt load of $30,431. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $257.

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Best 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
Massachusetts 789
Connecticut 212
New Hampshire 425
Maine 184
Vermont 100
Rhode Island 237

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
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 29,840
General Health & Wellness 6,105

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 25 schools only.

  • 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.

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