by our College Data Analytics Team
Medicine is available at many schools, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on medicine — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 11 schools in the New England Region that offer medicine awards in the field.
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Below are the schools where medicine makes up the largest share of degrees in the New England Region.
University Of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester tops our list of the most focused medicine schools. Set in the city of Worcester, University Of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester is a public institution. About 47% of the degrees University Of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester awards are in medicine, or about 165 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for University Of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
A rank of #2 makes University Of New England one of the most focused schools for medicine. Located in the suburb of Biddeford, University Of New England is a private not-for-profit university. Medicine accounts for around 12% of the degrees granted here, or about 165 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full medicine report for University Of New England
A rank of #3 makes Tufts University one of the most focused schools for medicine. Tufts University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford. About 5% of the degrees Tufts University awards are in medicine, or about 187 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for Tufts University
Dartmouth College ranks #4 for medicine by degree focus. Dartmouth College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover. Medicine accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 91 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for Dartmouth College
Brown University is one of the most focused medicine schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Brown University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in medicine, or about 134 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for Brown University
University Of Vermont ranked #6 on our list of the most focused medicine schools. Located in the city of Burlington, University Of Vermont is a public university. Medicine accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 120 graduates in the most recent year. See more about medicine at University Of Vermont
Quinnipiac University placed #7 for medicine by degree focus. Set in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac University is a private not-for-profit institution. Medicine accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 93 graduates in the most recent year. See more about medicine at Quinnipiac University
Yale University landed the #8 spot among the most focused medicine schools. Set in the city of New Haven, Yale University is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in medicine, or about 103 graduates in the most recent year. See more about medicine at Yale University
Harvard University landed the #9 spot among the most focused medicine schools. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. About 2% of the degrees Harvard University awards are in medicine, or about 182 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for Harvard University
Boston University placed #10 for medicine by degree focus. Located in the city of Boston, Boston University is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in medicine, or about 154 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for Boston University
University Of Connecticut ranked #11 on our list of the most focused medicine schools. University Of Connecticut is a public school located in the town of Storrs. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in medicine, or about 101 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full medicine report for University Of Connecticut
This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
More about our data sources and methodologies.