2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 65 schools in the New England Region to see which 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.
2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health science majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools
Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
While working on their degree, health science majors at SNHU accumulate an average of around $28,656 in student debt.
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The excellent programs at Boston University 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 . Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
After completing their degree, health science graduates from Boston U carry an average student debt load of $26,000. 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 excellent programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the New England Region . URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in the New England Region list. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford.
While working on their degree, health science majors at UHart accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Merrimack College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of North Andover, Merrimack is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
After completing their degree, health science graduates from Merrimack carry an average student debt load of $27,000.
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With a ranking of #6, University of New England did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students. Located in the suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
After completing their degree, health science graduates from UNE carry an average student debt load of $27,000. 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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Eastern Connecticut State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public college with a small student population.
After completing their degree, health science graduates from ECSU carry an average student debt load of $27,000. 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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Roxbury Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Roxbury Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Roxbury Crossing.
After completing their degree, health science graduates from Roxbury Community College carry an average student debt load of $8,781.
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With a ranking of #9, Kennebec Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students. Located in the rural area of Fairfield, Kennebec Valley Community College is a public college with a small student population.
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University of Vermont did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #10 on the list. UVM is a large public school located in the city of Burlington.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in the New England Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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12 | Bay Path University | Longmeadow, MA |
13 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | Boston, MA |
Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 789 |
Connecticut | 212 |
New Hampshire | 425 |
Maine | 184 |
Vermont | 100 |
Rhode Island | 237 |
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 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.