50 Best Public Health schools 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 Public Health. A graph of 6.57M citations received by 139K academic papers made by 50 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: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

2. Boston University

Boston

For Public Health

#18 in the United States

#20 in North America

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

3. Tufts University

Medford

For Public Health

#43 in the United States

#49 in North America

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

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Public Health

#53 in the United States

#60 in North America

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

5. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Public Health

#93 in the United States

#107 in North America

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

6. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Public Health

#99 in the United States

#114 in North America

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

7. Northeastern University

Boston

For Public Health

#142 in the United States

#163 in North America

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

8. Boston College

Boston

For Public Health

#163 in the United States

#186 in North America

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

9. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Public Health

#166 in the United States

#189 in North America

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

10. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Public Health

#176 in the United States

#199 in North America

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

11. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Public Health

#209 in the United States

#234 in North America

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

12. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Public Health

#247 in the United States

#277 in North America

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

13. Clark University

Worcester

For Public Health

#260 in the United States

#291 in North America

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

14. Simmons University

Boston

For Public Health

#269 in the United States

#302 in North America

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

15. Williams College

Williamstown

For Public Health

#303 in the United States

#340 in North America

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

16. Amherst College

Amherst

For Public Health

#340 in the United States

#380 in North America

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

17. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Public Health

#363 in the United States

#406 in North America

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

18. Smith College

Northampton

For Public Health

#375 in the United States

#419 in North America

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

19. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Public Health

#401 in the United States

#446 in North America

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

20. Suffolk University

Boston

For Public Health

#402 in the United States

#447 in North America

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

21. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Public Health

#407 in the United States

#453 in North America

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

22. Bentley University

Waltham

For Public Health

#422 in the United States

#469 in North America

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

23. Dean College

Franklin

For Public Health

#455 in the United States

#502 in North America

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

24. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Public Health

#462 in the United States

#509 in North America

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

25. MCPHS University

Boston

For Public Health

#484 in the United States

#532 in North America

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

26. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Public Health

#488 in the United States

#536 in North America

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

27. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Public Health

#523 in the United States

#573 in North America

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

28. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Public Health

#560 in the United States

#610 in North America

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

29. Newbury College

Brookline

For Public Health

#585 in the United States

#637 in North America

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

30. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Public Health

#598 in the United States

#650 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $24,087
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $44,835

31. Babson College

Wellesley

For Public Health

#629 in the United States

#683 in North America

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

32. Springfield College

Springfield

For Public Health

#632 in the United States

#687 in North America

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

33. Curry College

Milton

For Public Health

#685 in the United States

#746 in North America

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

34. Western New England University

Springfield

For Public Health

#691 in the United States

#752 in North America

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

35. Salem State University

Salem

For Public Health

#712 in the United States

#775 in North America

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

36. Bay State College

Boston

For Public Health

#724 in the United States

#787 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Net Price: $43,020
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,243

37. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Public Health

#734 in the United States

#797 in North America

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

38. William James College

Newton

For Public Health

#743 in the United States

#806 in North America

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

39. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Public Health

#750 in the United States

#813 in North America

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

40. Fisher College

Boston

For Public Health

#751 in the United States

#814 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $26,257
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $25,406

41. Emerson College

Boston

For Public Health

#761 in the United States

#824 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $51,432

42. New England College of Optometry

Boston

For Public Health

#778 in the United States

#843 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 536
Male:Female: 23:77
Founded: 1894

43. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Public Health

#794 in the United States

#859 in North America

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

44. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Public Health

#802 in the United States

#867 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $6,904
Enrollment: 4,702

45. Assumption College

Worcester

For Public Health

#838 in the United States

#904 in North America

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

46. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Public Health

#846 in the United States

#912 in North America

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

47. Gordon College

Wenham

For Public Health

#866 in the United States

#934 in North America

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

48. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Public Health

#868 in the United States

#936 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 212
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1921

49. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

For Public Health

#912 in the United States

#981 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $32,863

50. Stonehill College

Easton

For Public Health

#925 in the United States

#994 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,021
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $34,710

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Public Health

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	7	41
Connecticut	18	12
New Hampshire	7	104
Vermont	5	92
New York	95	5
New Jersey	19	30
Maine	9	195
Pennsylvania	65	13
Maryland	21	2
District of Columbia	8	66
Virginia	28	61
West Virginia	8	108
Ohio	36	27
North Carolina	26	7
Michigan	22	4
South Carolina	17	67
Indiana	22	63
Kentucky	13	60
Tennessee	24	55
Wisconsin	21	16
Georgia	27	19
Illinois	36	20
Alabama	16	37
Iowa	10	42
Missouri	18	28
Florida	31	25
Minnesota	22	11
Mississippi	9	155
Arkansas	11	124
Louisiana	16	73
Kansas	8	105
South Dakota	7	236
North Dakota	4	177
Nebraska	6	103
Oklahoma	10	135
Puerto Rico	10	286
Texas	57	38
Colorado	16	40
Montana	4	121
New Mexico	5	70
Utah	7	31
Idaho	5	145
Arizona	7	32
Nevada	4	140
Washington	18	3
Oregon	15	56
California	90	6
Alaska	4	187
Hawaii	5	94