42 Best Surgeons Medical schools in Massachusetts

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 12.3M citations received by 251K academic papers made by 42 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 Surgery

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

2. Boston University

Boston

For Surgery

#38 in the United States

#42 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,420

3. Tufts University

Medford

For Surgery

#50 in the United States

#58 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,367

4. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Surgery

#74 in the United States

#83 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,489
Male:Female: 31:69
Founded: 1962

5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Surgery

#81 in the United States

#94 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

6. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Surgery

#145 in the United States

#162 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

7. Northeastern University

Boston

For Surgery

#165 in the United States

#183 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,207

8. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Surgery

#185 in the United States

#204 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 92%

9. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Surgery

#234 in the United States

#259 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,550

10. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Surgery

#275 in the United States

#302 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $47,372
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,545

11. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Surgery

#284 in the United States

#311 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 92%

12. Boston College

Boston

For Surgery

#286 in the United States

#313 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,519

13. MCPHS University

Boston

For Surgery

#304 in the United States

#333 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1288
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $41,506

14. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Surgery

#306 in the United States

#337 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,672
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1977

15. New England College of Optometry

Boston

For Surgery

#325 in the United States

#358 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 515
Male:Female: 25:75
Founded: 1894

16. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Surgery

#336 in the United States

#370 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,174

17. Suffolk University

Boston

For Surgery

#341 in the United States

#376 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $33,832

18. Simmons University

Boston

For Surgery

#350 in the United States

#385 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,691

19. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Surgery

#400 in the United States

#437 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 99%

20. Dean College

Franklin

For Surgery

#416 in the United States

#454 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $32,085
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,958

21. Smith College

Northampton

For Surgery

#436 in the United States

#474 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,305

22. Fisher College

Boston

For Surgery

#438 in the United States

#476 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $28,596
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $25,379

23. Springfield College

Springfield

For Surgery

#445 in the United States

#483 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,039

24. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Surgery

#469 in the United States

#507 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $36,014

25. Amherst College

Amherst

For Surgery

#481 in the United States

#519 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,049

26. Clark University

Worcester

For Surgery

#491 in the United States

#531 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1374
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,865

27. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Surgery

#514 in the United States

#556 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1190
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $11,338

28. Newbury College

Brookline

For Surgery

#519 in the United States

#562 in North America

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

29. Williams College

Williamstown

For Surgery

#526 in the United States

#570 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,894

30. Western New England University

Springfield

For Surgery

#568 in the United States

#613 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $27,056

31. William James College

Newton

For Surgery

#678 in the United States

#728 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 967
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1974

32. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Surgery

#682 in the United States

#732 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 163
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1921

33. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Surgery

#683 in the United States

#733 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,526

34. Bentley University

Waltham

For Surgery

#684 in the United States

#734 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $45,802

35. Curry College

Milton

For Surgery

#708 in the United States

#762 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1140
Net Price: $29,917
Receiving Aid: 100%

36. Babson College

Wellesley

For Surgery

#734 in the United States

#790 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $32,019

37. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Surgery

#744 in the United States

#800 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1255
Net Price: $31,121
Receiving Aid: 100%

38. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Surgery

#774 in the United States

#830 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1162
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

39. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Surgery

#845 in the United States

#907 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $38,504
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,550

40. Endicott College

Beverly

For Surgery

#856 in the United States

#918 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1267
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $41,394

41. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Surgery

#882 in the United States

#946 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1155
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,464

42. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

For Surgery

#952 in the United States

#1018 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $35,604

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Surgery

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	5	51
Connecticut	16	13
New Hampshire	6	108
Vermont	3	79
New York	92	12
New Jersey	17	54
Maine	8	335
Pennsylvania	65	8
Maryland	17	2
District of Columbia	8	56
Virginia	25	43
West Virginia	11	90
Ohio	37	35
North Carolina	27	23
Michigan	25	5
South Carolina	14	46
Indiana	24	27
Kentucky	14	60
Tennessee	25	49
Wisconsin	20	28
Georgia	24	16
Illinois	39	17
Alabama	17	26
Iowa	11	40
Missouri	25	14
Florida	36	24
Minnesota	17	3
Mississippi	7	99
Arkansas	10	71
Louisiana	13	72
Kansas	10	100
South Dakota	5	190
North Dakota	6	199
Nebraska	9	68
Oklahoma	10	92
Puerto Rico	11	244
Texas	56	10
Colorado	14	34
New Mexico	4	78
Utah	8	33
Idaho	3	289
Arizona	7	52
Nevada	4	158
Washington	18	6
Oregon	15	39
California	91	4
Hawaii	3	129