2023 Best Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Healthcare Doctor'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 41 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Brown University the best school in the New England Region for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Brown, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 59% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dartmouth College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Dartmouth. During the 2019-2020 year, about 57% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
Harvard does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 41 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list.
One thing to take note of is that New England Tech does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 52% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Tufts does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
Yale University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Yale does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
Rivier University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Rivier. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Boston University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Boston U. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 23% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #9, Fairfield University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Fairfield U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 78% took at least some of their classes online.
Boston College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Boston College. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Quinnipiac University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Quinnipiac does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 52% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Sacred Heart University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Sacred Heart does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 64% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Vermont ranked #13 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UVM. During the 2019-2020 year, about 24% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Central Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since CCSU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #15, Springfield College did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Springfield College. In fact, around 4% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Western Connecticut State University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WestConn. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Husson University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Husson does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of New England came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UNE. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Saint Joseph did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list.
USJ does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 21% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #20, Simmons University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
Simmons is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Salve Regina University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Salve Regina does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #22, Endicott College did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Endicott does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Northeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Northeastern. During the 2019-2020 year, about 29% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMass Amherst. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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