by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Massachusetts” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 7,676 people earned their degree in other health professions, making the major the 102nd most popular in the United States. In , other health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $45,318 and had an average of $29,247 in loans still to pay off.
Across Massachusetts, there were 201 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,150 and $49,121 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 96 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,127 and $43,515 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Massachusetts” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other health professions. That schools that top this list have a program in other health professions in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Massachusetts” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree health professions students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Merrimack College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Massachusetts. Merrimack is a medium-sized school located in North Andover, Massachusetts that handed out 58 masters’s health professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, MGH Institute of Health Professions landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s health professions students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Other Health Professions at MGH Institute of Health Professions
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Massachusetts list. Suffolk is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis College landed the #4 spot on the list. Regis College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Weston, Massachusetts. It awarded 0 masters’s health professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Massachusetts. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 30 masters’s health professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Boston College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 masters’s health professions degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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