52 Best Public Health schools in Massachusetts

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Public Health. A graph of 8.57M citations received by 150K academic papers made by 52 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 Public Health

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

2. Boston University

Boston

For Public Health

#18 in the United States

#20 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

3. Tufts University

Medford

For Public Health

#46 in the United States

#52 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Public Health

#55 in the United States

#62 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

5. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Public Health

#94 in the United States

#108 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

6. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Public Health

#100 in the United States

#116 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,394
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1962

7. Northeastern University

Boston

For Public Health

#137 in the United States

#158 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,770

8. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Public Health

#156 in the United States

#179 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,668

9. Boston College

Boston

For Public Health

#158 in the United States

#181 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

10. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Public Health

#163 in the United States

#186 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 92%

11. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Public Health

#192 in the United States

#217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

12. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Public Health

#245 in the United States

#274 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,501

13. Clark University

Worcester

For Public Health

#258 in the United States

#290 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,767

14. Simmons University

Boston

For Public Health

#274 in the United States

#307 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,575

15. Williams College

Williamstown

For Public Health

#300 in the United States

#336 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $16,988

16. Smith College

Northampton

For Public Health

#327 in the United States

#365 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1474
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,823

17. Suffolk University

Boston

For Public Health

#355 in the United States

#397 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,089

18. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Public Health

#356 in the United States

#398 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $47,799
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $28,005

19. Amherst College

Amherst

For Public Health

#392 in the United States

#437 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $17,965

20. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Public Health

#394 in the United States

#439 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,484
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1977

21. Bentley University

Waltham

For Public Health

#403 in the United States

#449 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $43,858

22. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Public Health

#414 in the United States

#460 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

23. MCPHS University

Boston

For Public Health

#441 in the United States

#489 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $37,182

24. Dean College

Franklin

For Public Health

#459 in the United States

#507 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $31,472
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,467

25. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Public Health

#472 in the United States

#520 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,782

26. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Public Health

#482 in the United States

#531 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,455

27. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Public Health

#500 in the United States

#549 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

28. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Public Health

#576 in the United States

#629 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $27,556
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $43,944

29. Newbury College

Brookline

For Public Health

#591 in the United States

#644 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,613
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,393

30. Salem State University

Salem

For Public Health

#600 in the United States

#653 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1075
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,241

31. Babson College

Wellesley

For Public Health

#613 in the United States

#668 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,220

32. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Public Health

#635 in the United States

#690 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1163
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,184

33. Fisher College

Boston

For Public Health

#644 in the United States

#699 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $27,827
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $24,917

34. Springfield College

Springfield

For Public Health

#666 in the United States

#726 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1165
Net Price: $29,198
Receiving Aid: 100%

35. Bay State College

Boston

For Public Health

#672 in the United States

#732 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $43,020
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,243

36. Curry College

Milton

For Public Health

#681 in the United States

#741 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1130
Net Price: $30,367
Receiving Aid: 100%

37. William James College

Newton

For Public Health

#698 in the United States

#759 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 951
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1974

38. Western New England University

Springfield

For Public Health

#708 in the United States

#769 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,548

39. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Public Health

#730 in the United States

#792 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $38,849
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,235

40. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Public Health

#743 in the United States

#805 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,214

41. Emerson College

Boston

For Public Health

#796 in the United States

#861 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,703

42. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Public Health

#813 in the United States

#878 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 177
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1921

43. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Public Health

#817 in the United States

#882 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1144
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,332

44. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Public Health

#851 in the United States

#917 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $8,406
Enrollment: 4,555

45. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Public Health

#874 in the United States

#941 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

46. New England College of Optometry

Boston

For Public Health

#880 in the United States

#947 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 529
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1894

47. Assumption College

Worcester

For Public Health

#885 in the United States

#952 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $29,072
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,759

48. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Public Health

#887 in the United States

#954 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $33,111
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $16,476

49. Gordon College

Wenham

For Public Health

#926 in the United States

#995 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1269
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $25,250

50. Endicott College

Beverly

For Public Health

#931 in the United States

#1000 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $39,988

51. Stonehill College

Easton

For Public Health

#952 in the United States

#1021 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,134
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,353

52. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

For Public Health

#960 in the United States

#1029 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $31,638

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Public Health

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	7	42
Connecticut	19	13
New Hampshire	7	96
Vermont	5	90
New York	96	5
New Jersey	19	28
Maine	10	201
Pennsylvania	67	11
Maryland	23	2
District of Columbia	8	66
Virginia	30	57
West Virginia	10	105
Ohio	39	27
North Carolina	28	6
Michigan	22	4
South Carolina	17	64
Indiana	25	63
Kentucky	16	58
Tennessee	24	52
Wisconsin	22	15
Georgia	29	19
Illinois	45	20
Alabama	16	37
Iowa	10	41
Missouri	19	30
Florida	35	26
Minnesota	22	12
Mississippi	9	157
Arkansas	11	121
Louisiana	16	65
Kansas	9	101
South Dakota	7	239
North Dakota	4	170
Nebraska	7	103
Oklahoma	10	138
Puerto Rico	12	273
Texas	57	38
Colorado	16	43
Montana	4	124
New Mexico	5	72
Utah	7	31
Idaho	5	147
Arizona	8	33
Nevada	4	142
Washington	18	3
Oregon	16	60
California	92	7
Alaska	4	190
Hawaii	5	92