Best Health Professions Colleges in Massachusetts
70 accredited institutions in Massachusetts offering health professions programs, ranked by annual graduates (IPEDS 2023–24).
70
Colleges
34,422
Graduates/yr
28
Public
Master's
Top Degree
Ranked: Health Professions Programs in Massachusetts
1
Private NonprofitMaster's
MCPHS University
Boston
2,568
Graduates/yr
85%
Acceptance
$37,620
Tuition
64%
Grad Rate
$33,586
Net Price <$30K
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2
Private NonprofitMaster's
Boston University
Boston
1,815
Graduates/yr
11%
Acceptance
$63,798
Tuition
90%
Grad Rate
$10,164
Net Price <$30K
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3
Private NonprofitMaster's
Harvard University
Cambridge
1,770
Graduates/yr
3%
Acceptance
$54,269
Tuition
97%
Grad Rate
$5,900
Net Price <$30K
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4
Private NonprofitDoctoral
Tufts University
Medford
1,674
Graduates/yr
10%
Acceptance
$66,358
Tuition
93%
Grad Rate
$9,223
Net Price <$30K
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5
PublicBachelor's
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst
1,416
Graduates/yr
58%
Acceptance
$16,591
In-State Tuition
83%
Grad Rate
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6
Private NonprofitMaster's
Regis College
Weston
1,416
Graduates/yr
89%
Acceptance
$47,770
Tuition
69%
Grad Rate
$23,781
Net Price <$30K
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7
Private NonprofitMaster's
Simmons University
Boston
1,251
Graduates/yr
66%
Acceptance
$44,208
Tuition
71%
Grad Rate
$12,945
Net Price <$30K
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8
PublicBachelor's
University of Massachusetts-Boston
Boston
1,116
Graduates/yr
83%
Acceptance
$14,905
In-State Tuition
51%
Grad Rate
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9
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Northeastern University
Boston
1,074
Graduates/yr
6%
Acceptance
$62,000
Tuition
90%
Grad Rate
$2,227
Net Price <$30K
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10
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Northeastern University Professional Programs
Boston
1,044
Graduates/yr
$48,464
Tuition
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11
Private NonprofitAssociate's
Laboure College of Healthcare
Milton
969
Graduates/yr
41%
Acceptance
$30,438
Tuition
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12
Private NonprofitMaster's
Emerson College
Boston
927
Graduates/yr
47%
Acceptance
$53,824
Tuition
79%
Grad Rate
$36,327
Net Price <$30K
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13
PublicAssociate's
Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester
729
Graduates/yr
$576
In-State Tuition
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14
PublicBachelor's
Salem State University
Salem
711
Graduates/yr
96%
Acceptance
$910
In-State Tuition
55%
Grad Rate
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15
Private NonprofitMaster's
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Boston
711
Graduates/yr
$85,000
Tuition
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16
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Curry College
Milton
660
Graduates/yr
92%
Acceptance
$43,670
Tuition
48%
Grad Rate
$23,339
Net Price <$30K
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17
PublicBachelor's
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell
630
Graduates/yr
85%
Acceptance
$15,850
In-State Tuition
70%
Grad Rate
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18
PublicDoctoral
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Worcester
630
Graduates/yr
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19
PublicBachelor's
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
North Dartmouth
627
Graduates/yr
92%
Acceptance
$14,533
In-State Tuition
49%
Grad Rate
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20
PublicBachelor's
Worcester State University
Worcester
591
Graduates/yr
90%
Acceptance
$970
In-State Tuition
56%
Grad Rate
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21
PublicAssociate's
North Shore Community College
Danvers
546
Graduates/yr
$600
In-State Tuition
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22
PublicAssociate's
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield
543
Graduates/yr
$600
In-State Tuition
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23
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Springfield College
Springfield
534
Graduates/yr
70%
Acceptance
$42,566
Tuition
68%
Grad Rate
$19,057
Net Price <$30K
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24
PublicBachelor's
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg
456
Graduates/yr
90%
Acceptance
$970
In-State Tuition
53%
Grad Rate
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25
Private NonprofitMaster's
Bay Path University
Longmeadow
456
Graduates/yr
73%
Acceptance
$37,227
Tuition
57%
Grad Rate
$12,460
Net Price <$30K
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26
Private NonprofitMaster's
Lesley University
Cambridge
444
Graduates/yr
94%
Acceptance
$31,890
Tuition
62%
Grad Rate
$26,082
Net Price <$30K
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27
PublicAssociate's
Bunker Hill Community College
Boston
414
Graduates/yr
$576
In-State Tuition
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28
Private NonprofitDoctoral
New England College of Optometry
Boston
408
Graduates/yr
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29
PublicAssociate's
Middlesex Community College
Bedford
402
Graduates/yr
$576
In-State Tuition
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30
Private NonprofitBachelor's
College of Our Lady of the Elms
Chicopee
399
Graduates/yr
88%
Acceptance
$40,095
Tuition
65%
Grad Rate
$18,726
Net Price <$30K
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31
PublicAssociate's
Mount Wachusett Community College
Gardner
372
Graduates/yr
$600
In-State Tuition
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32
Private NonprofitMaster's
Cambridge College
Boston
360
Graduates/yr
$18,072
Tuition
13%
Grad Rate
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33
PublicAssociate's
Bristol Community College
Fall River
360
Graduates/yr
$576
In-State Tuition
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34
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Merrimack College
North Andover
348
Graduates/yr
74%
Acceptance
$47,636
Tuition
72%
Grad Rate
$26,132
Net Price <$30K
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35
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Boston College
Chestnut Hill
345
Graduates/yr
16%
Acceptance
$66,410
Tuition
91%
Grad Rate
$10,988
Net Price <$30K
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36
PublicBachelor's
Westfield State University
Westfield
336
Graduates/yr
81%
Acceptance
$970
In-State Tuition
55%
Grad Rate
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37
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Endicott College
Beverly
336
Graduates/yr
72%
Acceptance
$38,312
Tuition
75%
Grad Rate
$27,284
Net Price <$30K
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38
PublicBachelor's
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater
312
Graduates/yr
89%
Acceptance
$910
In-State Tuition
55%
Grad Rate
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39
PublicAssociate's
Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable
306
Graduates/yr
$576
In-State Tuition
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40
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Assumption University
Worcester
300
Graduates/yr
87%
Acceptance
$48,552
Tuition
75%
Grad Rate
$19,271
Net Price <$30K
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41
Private NonprofitAssociate's
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Medford
300
Graduates/yr
$26,852
Tuition
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42
PublicAssociate's
Massasoit Community College
Brockton
297
Graduates/yr
$576
In-State Tuition
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43
PublicAssociate's
Berkshire Community College
Pittsfield
273
Graduates/yr
$624
In-State Tuition
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44
Private NonprofitMaster's
Suffolk University
Boston
252
Graduates/yr
85%
Acceptance
$44,812
Tuition
60%
Grad Rate
$23,300
Net Price <$30K
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45
Private NonprofitMaster's
American International College
Springfield
234
Graduates/yr
97%
Acceptance
$41,970
Tuition
42%
Grad Rate
$22,733
Net Price <$30K
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46
Private NonprofitDoctoral
Western New England University
Springfield
231
Graduates/yr
83%
Acceptance
$43,380
Tuition
64%
Grad Rate
$25,284
Net Price <$30K
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47
PublicAssociate's
Holyoke Community College
Holyoke
231
Graduates/yr
$5,520
In-State Tuition
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48
PublicAssociate's
Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill
222
Graduates/yr
$600
In-State Tuition
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49
PublicMaster's
Framingham State University
Framingham
216
Graduates/yr
85%
Acceptance
$970
In-State Tuition
50%
Grad Rate
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50
PublicAssociate's
Roxbury Community College
Roxbury Crossing
189
Graduates/yr
$936
In-State Tuition
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51
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Anna Maria College
Paxton
189
Graduates/yr
90%
Acceptance
$40,332
Tuition
40%
Grad Rate
$24,410
Net Price <$30K
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52
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Emmanuel College
Boston
165
Graduates/yr
81%
Acceptance
$46,200
Tuition
66%
Grad Rate
$25,468
Net Price <$30K
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53
Private NonprofitMaster's
William James College
Newton
165
Graduates/yr
$10,000
Tuition
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54
PublicAssociate's
Massachusetts Bay Community College
Wellesley Hills
153
Graduates/yr
$576
In-State Tuition
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55
PublicAssociate's
Quincy College
Quincy
150
Graduates/yr
$6,360
In-State Tuition
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56
Private NonprofitMaster's
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
South Hamilton
138
Graduates/yr
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57
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Stonehill College
Easton
135
Graduates/yr
73%
Acceptance
$52,800
Tuition
81%
Grad Rate
$18,779
Net Price <$30K
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58
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Berklee College of Music
Boston
126
Graduates/yr
50%
Acceptance
$48,830
Tuition
67%
Grad Rate
$43,461
Net Price <$30K
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59
PublicAssociate's
Greenfield Community College
Greenfield
93
Graduates/yr
$624
In-State Tuition
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60
Private NonprofitMaster's
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc
Brookline
60
Graduates/yr
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61
PublicBachelor's
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
North Adams
57
Graduates/yr
92%
Acceptance
$1,030
In-State Tuition
49%
Grad Rate
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62
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Fisher College
Boston
57
Graduates/yr
71%
Acceptance
$33,813
Tuition
31%
Grad Rate
$23,556
Net Price <$30K
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63
Private NonprofitMaster's
Lasell University
Newton
48
Graduates/yr
82%
Acceptance
$26,000
Tuition
53%
Grad Rate
$21,776
Net Price <$30K
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64
Private NonprofitAssociate's
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
Boston
45
Graduates/yr
$18,306
Tuition
$17,905
Net Price <$30K
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65
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Norton
21
Graduates/yr
71%
Acceptance
$61,600
Tuition
76%
Grad Rate
$25,906
Net Price <$30K
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66
Private NonprofitMaster's
Brandeis University
Waltham
18
Graduates/yr
35%
Acceptance
$64,348
Tuition
86%
Grad Rate
$11,116
Net Price <$30K
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67
Private NonprofitAssociate's
Dean College
Franklin
15
Graduates/yr
74%
Acceptance
$44,710
Tuition
37%
Grad Rate
$25,835
Net Price <$30K
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68
Private NonprofitMaster's
Clark University
Worcester
15
Graduates/yr
42%
Acceptance
$54,760
Tuition
77%
Grad Rate
$14,937
Net Price <$30K
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69
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Bentley University
Waltham
12
Graduates/yr
48%
Acceptance
$58,150
Tuition
88%
Grad Rate
$21,131
Net Price <$30K
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70
Private NonprofitMaster's
Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy
9
Graduates/yr
59%
Acceptance
$27,350
Tuition
35%
Grad Rate
$16,140
Net Price <$30K
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Studying Health Professions in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 70 accredited colleges offering health professions programs, producing 34,422 graduates annually. Of these, 28 are public institutions with subsidized in-state tuition for Massachusetts residents.
When evaluating programs, consider accreditation, internship placement rates, and faculty expertise. Always file the FAFSA — the net price after grants can be dramatically lower than sticker tuition, especially at public institutions.
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Data source: Graduate counts from IPEDS 2023–24 C2023_A Completions survey (NCES). Tuition, acceptance rate, and graduation rate from IPEDS HD2023, ADM2023, DRVGR2023.