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2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education opportunities 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. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online 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 11 schools in the New England Region to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
71 Total Awards
$16,251 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . This large public school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 71 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.

Around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

667 Total Awards
$24,060 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. MCPHS University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 667 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 45% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

American Sentinel University

Aurora, Connecticut
103 Total Awards
$6,920 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at American Sentinel University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in the New England Region . This small private for-profit school is located in Aurora, Connecticut, and it awarded 103 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 93% were women.

Since the graduate programs at American Sentinel University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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#4

MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston, Massachusetts
136 Total Awards
$72,985 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, MGH Institute of Health Professions landed the # 4 spot on the list. MGH Institute of Health Professions is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 136 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.

MGH Institute of Health Professions is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#5

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut
97 Total Awards

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Sacred Heart University is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 97 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 64% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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23 Total Awards
$23,510 Average Tuition & Fees

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.

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.

Full Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Report

#7

Western Connecticut State University

Danbury, Connecticut
6 Total Awards
$13,253 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Western Connecticut State University Report

#8

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
4 Total Awards
$15,015 Average Tuition & Fees

New England Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school situated in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. It awarded 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 52% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full New England Institute of Technology Report

#8

Rivier University

Nashua, New Hampshire
4 Total Awards
$12,195 Average Tuition & Fees

Rivier University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Rivier is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashua, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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15 Total Awards
$16,352 Average Tuition & Fees

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 60% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Report

#10

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, Connecticut
77 Total Awards
$15,264 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Saint Joseph ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 77 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 21% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full University of Saint Joseph Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

References

  • 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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