2025 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

If you pursue a doctor's degree in health professions, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #1 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 15 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,119 doctor's degrees in health professions during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Health Professions School for Your Doctor's Degree

The health professions doctor'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 take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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 doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on health professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of health professions students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for health professions to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health professions related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for health professions students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The health professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Health Professions in Massachusetts

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

10 Top Massachusetts Schools for a Doctorate in Health Professions

1

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

557 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in health professions. MCPHS University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Boston.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

2

Boston University
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

521 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in health professions needs to look into Boston University. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Boston University

3

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in health professions needs to check out Boston College. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Boston College

4

MGH Institute of Health Professions
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

153 Annual Graduates

MGH Institute of Health Professions is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in health professions. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.More information about a doctorate in health professions from MGH Institute of Health Professions

5

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

194 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Northeastern University

6

Tufts University
Medford, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

558 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Tufts University

7

Simmons University
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

90 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Simmons University

8

Regis College
Weston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

106 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Weston, Regis College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Regis College

9

Elms College
Chicopee, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Elms College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Chicopee.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Elms College

10

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the city of Amherst.More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of Massachusetts Amherst

Best Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	28	1,042
Rhode Island	23	290
Maine	18	413
New Hampshire	16	236
Vermont	14	170

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	706
Medicine	668
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	554
Dentistry	467
Nursing	401
Optometry	192
Health Sciences & Services	35
Public Health	25
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	14
Mental & Social Health Services	13

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.