2023 Best Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp 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 Best Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
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Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for healthcare students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Massachusetts.
Harvard 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. In fact, around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in Massachusetts.
Online graduate courses are available at Tufts, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
Boston U does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 23% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
Online graduate courses are available at Boston College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. 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.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Springfield College is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Springfield College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 4% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #6, Simmons University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
Since the graduate programs at Simmons are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Endicott College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Endicott, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking.
One thing to take note of is that Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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With a ranking of #9, Northeastern University 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 Northeastern. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 29% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #10, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UMass Amherst. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
American International College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at AIC. In fact, around 14% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Bay Path 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 #12 on the list.
Since the graduate programs at Bay Path are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Lesley University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Lesley. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of Massachusetts - Boston 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 UMass Boston does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell 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 #15 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that UMass Lowell does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #16, Elms College did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
Elms College 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. 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 Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #17 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
UMass Dartmouth does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 17 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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