46 Best colleges for Health Science in Massachusetts

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Health Science. A graph of 2.21M citations received by 63.3K academic papers made by 46 universities in Massachusetts was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Health Science

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

2. Boston University

Boston

For Health Science

#24 in the United States

#30 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

3. Tufts University

Medford

For Health Science

#52 in the United States

#60 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

4. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Health Science

#70 in the United States

#80 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,352
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1962

5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Health Science

#112 in the United States

#125 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

6. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Health Science

#121 in the United States

#134 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

7. Boston College

Boston

For Health Science

#139 in the United States

#154 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1488
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,559

8. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Health Science

#155 in the United States

#172 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 99%

9. Northeastern University

Boston

For Health Science

#163 in the United States

#180 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,827

10. Dean College

Franklin

For Health Science

#197 in the United States

#218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $32,219
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,972

11. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Health Science

#257 in the United States

#282 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,565

12. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Health Science

#260 in the United States

#285 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,353
Male:Female: 15:85
Founded: 1977

13. Simmons University

Boston

For Health Science

#277 in the United States

#304 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $24,423

14. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Health Science

#281 in the United States

#308 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1259
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

15. MCPHS University

Boston

For Health Science

#301 in the United States

#328 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $38,776

16. Suffolk University

Boston

For Health Science

#332 in the United States

#360 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $32,270

17. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Health Science

#339 in the United States

#368 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 98%

18. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Health Science

#361 in the United States

#394 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,362

19. Clark University

Worcester

For Health Science

#403 in the United States

#438 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,053

20. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Health Science

#409 in the United States

#444 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Net Price: $46,876
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $27,059

21. Smith College

Northampton

For Health Science

#412 in the United States

#447 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $30,790

22. Western New England University

Springfield

For Health Science

#453 in the United States

#491 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,214

23. Springfield College

Springfield

For Health Science

#481 in the United States

#520 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,930

24. Bentley University

Waltham

For Health Science

#490 in the United States

#530 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1339
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $44,233

25. Amherst College

Amherst

For Health Science

#494 in the United States

#534 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,367

26. Babson College

Wellesley

For Health Science

#498 in the United States

#538 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $28,400

27. Curry College

Milton

For Health Science

#499 in the United States

#540 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Net Price: $31,091
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,402

28. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Health Science

#540 in the United States

#582 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

29. Endicott College

Beverly

For Health Science

#596 in the United States

#643 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $39,496

30. Regis College

Weston

For Health Science

#606 in the United States

#653 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $30,014
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,088

31. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Health Science

#609 in the United States

#656 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,765

32. Salem State University

Salem

For Health Science

#619 in the United States

#666 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1098
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,562

33. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Health Science

#659 in the United States

#708 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $37,296
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $27,729

34. Williams College

Williamstown

For Health Science

#668 in the United States

#717 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,965

35. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Health Science

#676 in the United States

#725 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $34,679

36. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Health Science

#689 in the United States

#738 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1105
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $8,069

37. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Health Science

#701 in the United States

#750 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $32,414
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $16,279

38. Gordon College

Wenham

For Health Science

#704 in the United States

#754 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,483

39. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Health Science

#728 in the United States

#783 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1118
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

40. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Health Science

#734 in the United States

#789 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,273

41. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham

For Health Science

#764 in the United States

#822 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $38,502

42. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Health Science

#783 in the United States

#841 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

43. William James College

Newton

For Health Science

#876 in the United States

#938 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 897
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1974

44. American International College

Springfield

For Health Science

#915 in the United States

#978 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $18,317
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $35,061

45. Assumption College

Worcester

For Health Science

#921 in the United States

#984 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $28,911
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,492

46. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

For Health Science

#925 in the United States

#988 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $37,901

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Health Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	6	48
Connecticut	16	8
New Hampshire	9	88
Vermont	3	91
New York	88	12
New Jersey	18	45
Maine	6	300
Pennsylvania	63	6
Maryland	17	2
District of Columbia	7	53
Virginia	24	44
West Virginia	6	95
Ohio	32	21
North Carolina	26	9
Michigan	22	3
South Carolina	17	62
Indiana	21	28
Kentucky	13	51
Tennessee	21	23
Wisconsin	20	22
Georgia	25	18
Illinois	37	16
Alabama	15	37
Iowa	10	34
Missouri	23	39
Florida	28	27
Minnesota	23	13
Mississippi	7	159
Arkansas	10	97
Louisiana	15	87
Kansas	9	74
South Dakota	5	232
North Dakota	4	188
Nebraska	7	101
Oklahoma	9	109
Puerto Rico	4	484
Texas	54	10
Colorado	14	25
Montana	3	205
New Mexico	3	72
Utah	8	40
Idaho	3	199
Arizona	6	49
Nevada	5	134
Washington	17	5
Oregon	14	19
California	79	4
Hawaii	4	111