by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,927 and had an average of $20,846 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 44,724 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,634 and $22,014 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 168 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular health professions programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 168 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 3,467 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s health professions degrees to 2,447 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health Professions at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region list. Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,422 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 168 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 1,276 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, 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 93%.
Read full report on Health Professions at University of Connecticut
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinnipiac University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region list. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized school located in Hamden, Connecticut that handed out 1,079 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Sacred Heart University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s health professions degrees to 985 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, 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 87%.
American Sentinel University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Aurora, Colorado, and it awarded 1,045 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Regis College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Weston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1,002 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Rhode Island ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region list. URI is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 891 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Simmons University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 851 diplomas to qualified ’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Northeastern University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s health professions degrees to 732 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Harvard University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region list. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 791 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 765 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Tufts University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region ranking. Tufts University is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 806 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, 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 92%.
With a ranking of #15, University of New England did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region list. University of New England is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Biddeford, Maine. It awarded 833 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
With a ranking of #16, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s health professions degrees to 607 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Health Professions Report
Goodwin College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region ranking. Goodwin College is located in East Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 696 ’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #18, MGH Institute of Health Professions did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region list. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 570 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
Full MGH Institute of Health Professions Health Professions Report
University of Vermont landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region ranking. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s health professions degrees to 541 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s health professions degrees to 504 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Professions at University of Massachusetts - Boston
University of Bridgeport did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and it awarded 452 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Yale University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region ranking. Yale University is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 454 ’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #23, Rhode Island College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 401 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region list. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s health professions degrees to 443 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Laboure College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Milton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 423 diplomas to qualified ’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Not only did these schools make the top 26 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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