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2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the health science graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

#1

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Our analysis found Worcester State University to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 75% are male.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Worcester State University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Plymouth State University is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their graduate certificate. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the town of Plymouth.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Plymouth State University

#3

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Joseph landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their graduate certificate. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of Connecticut Report

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

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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 4 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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