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

65 Colleges
$33,568 Avg Salary
$23,630 Avg Student Debt

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health science majors pursuing a .

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 school 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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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 65 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Boston U is a fairly 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in the New England Region list. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

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#4

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #4 on this year’s 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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#5

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

Out of the 65 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Merrimack College landed the # 5 spot on the 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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#6

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

University of New England 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. 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 fringe town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public school 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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#6

Roxbury Community College

Roxbury Crossing, MA

With a ranking of #6, Roxbury Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students. Roxbury Community College is a small public school located in the 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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Kennebec Valley Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health sciences and services programs. Located in the rural area of Fairfield, Kennebec Valley Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

With a ranking of #10, University of Vermont did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Burlington.

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Honorable Mentions

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
12 Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA
13 Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston, MA

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences and services colleges 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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