2025 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

If you pursue a master's degree in allied health professions, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #18 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 494 master's degrees in allied health professions to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Allied Health Professions School for Your Master's Degree

The allied health master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to allied health professions students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other allied health professions students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for allied health professions to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized allied health professions related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for allied health professions students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Allied Health Professions in Massachusetts

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in allied health professions.

10 Top Massachusetts Schools for a Master's in Allied Health

1

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, MA

204 Annual Graduates

$115,196 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in allied health professions has to check out Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Located in the large city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Master's recipients from the allied health professions degree program at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences make $5,905 above the typical college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

2

Tufts University
Medford, MA

50 Annual Graduates

$125,250 Median Starting Salary

Tufts University is a good option for students pursuing a master's degree in allied health professions. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford.

Allied Health Professions master's degree recipients from Tufts University get an earnings boost of around $15,959 above the typical earnings of allied health professions majors.

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3

MGH Institute of Health Professions
Boston, MA

45 Annual Graduates

$119,416 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in allied health professions needs to check out MGH Institute of Health Professions. Located in the city of Boston, MGH Institute of Health Professions is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Master's recipients from the allied health professions program at MGH Institute of Health Professions get $10,125 more than the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from MGH Institute of Health Professions

4

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

48 Annual Graduates

$123,413 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Northeastern University if you want to pursue a master's degree in allied health professions. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.

Those allied health professions students who get their master's degree from Northeastern University earn $14,122 more than the standard allied health grad.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Northeastern University

5

Springfield College
Springfield, MA

38 Annual Graduates

$132,093 Median Starting Salary

Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Master's recipients from the allied health professions major at Springfield College get $22,802 more than the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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6

Boston University
Boston, MA

15 Annual Graduates

$60,615 Median Starting Salary

Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.

Students who graduate with their master's from the allied health program state that they receive average early career earnings of $60,615.

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7

Westfield State University
Westfield, MA

28 Annual Graduates

$127,392 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public university with a small student population.

Those allied health professions students who get their master's degree from Westfield State University receive $18,101 more than the typical allied health student.

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8

Bay Path University
Longmeadow, MA

31 Annual Graduates

$124,713 Median Starting Salary

Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Longmeadow.

Those allied health professions students who get their master's degree from Bay Path University make $15,422 more than the average allied health graduate.

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9

Merrimack College
North Andover, MA

16 Annual Graduates

$41,411 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of North Andover, Merrimack is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the allied health program state that they receive average early career income of $41,411.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Merrimack College

10

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network
Boston, MA

10 Annual Graduates

$123,413 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.

Those allied health professions students who get their master's degree from Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network receive $14,122 more than the typical allied health graduate.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	153	269
Rhode Island	127	81
New Hampshire	108	30
Vermont	91	0
Maine	90	46

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Rankings in Majors Related to Allied Health

Allied Health Professions is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Allied Health Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Physician Assistant	441
Athletic Training	28
Radiologic Technology	15
Respiratory Care Therapy	10

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	1,381
Public Health	1,269
Communication Sciences	585
Mental & Social Health Services	577
Health & Medical Administrative Services	520
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	425
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	343
Medical Illustration & Informatics	127
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	125
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	50

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.