42 Best Surgeons Medical 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 Surgery. A graph of 11.7M citations received by 244K 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: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

2. Boston University

Boston

For Surgery

#38 in the United States

#42 in North America

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

3. Tufts University

Medford

For Surgery

#50 in the United States

#58 in North America

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

4. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Surgery

#73 in the United States

#82 in North America

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

5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Surgery

#81 in the United States

#94 in North America

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

6. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Surgery

#145 in the United States

#162 in North America

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

7. Northeastern University

Boston

For Surgery

#165 in the United States

#183 in North America

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

8. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Surgery

#183 in the United States

#202 in North America

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

9. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Surgery

#236 in the United States

#261 in North America

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

10. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Surgery

#277 in the United States

#304 in North America

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

11. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Surgery

#284 in the United States

#311 in North America

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

12. Boston College

Boston

For Surgery

#287 in the United States

#314 in North America

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

13. MCPHS University

Boston

For Surgery

#305 in the United States

#334 in North America

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

14. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Surgery

#307 in the United States

#338 in North America

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

15. New England College of Optometry

Boston

For Surgery

#325 in the United States

#358 in North America

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

16. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Surgery

#335 in the United States

#368 in North America

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

17. Suffolk University

Boston

For Surgery

#339 in the United States

#373 in North America

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

18. Simmons University

Boston

For Surgery

#345 in the United States

#380 in North America

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

19. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Surgery

#400 in the United States

#437 in North America

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

20. Dean College

Franklin

For Surgery

#407 in the United States

#444 in North America

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

21. Fisher College

Boston

For Surgery

#431 in the United States

#469 in North America

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

22. Springfield College

Springfield

For Surgery

#440 in the United States

#478 in North America

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

23. Smith College

Northampton

For Surgery

#442 in the United States

#480 in North America

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

24. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Surgery

#469 in the United States

#507 in North America

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

25. Amherst College

Amherst

For Surgery

#478 in the United States

#516 in North America

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

26. Clark University

Worcester

For Surgery

#490 in the United States

#530 in North America

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

27. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Surgery

#507 in the United States

#548 in North America

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

28. Newbury College

Brookline

For Surgery

#514 in the United States

#556 in North America

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

29. Williams College

Williamstown

For Surgery

#524 in the United States

#568 in North America

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

30. Western New England University

Springfield

For Surgery

#571 in the United States

#616 in North America

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

31. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Surgery

#675 in the United States

#724 in North America

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

32. Bentley University

Waltham

For Surgery

#681 in the United States

#731 in North America

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

33. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Surgery

#682 in the United States

#732 in North America

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

34. William James College

Newton

For Surgery

#684 in the United States

#734 in North America

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

35. Curry College

Milton

For Surgery

#704 in the United States

#757 in North America

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

36. Babson College

Wellesley

For Surgery

#731 in the United States

#787 in North America

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

37. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Surgery

#739 in the United States

#795 in North America

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

38. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Surgery

#779 in the United States

#835 in North America

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

39. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Surgery

#849 in the United States

#911 in North America

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

40. Endicott College

Beverly

For Surgery

#857 in the United States

#919 in North America

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

41. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Surgery

#881 in the United States

#945 in North America

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

42. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

For Surgery

#948 in the United States

#1014 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $35,585

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Surgery

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	5	53
Connecticut	16	13
New Hampshire	6	108
Vermont	3	79
New York	91	12
New Jersey	16	55
Maine	8	338
Pennsylvania	63	8
Maryland	17	2
District of Columbia	8	56
Virginia	25	43
West Virginia	11	92
Ohio	37	35
North Carolina	27	23
Michigan	24	5
South Carolina	14	46
Indiana	24	27
Kentucky	13	60
Tennessee	25	49
Wisconsin	20	28
Georgia	24	16
Illinois	39	17
Alabama	17	26
Iowa	11	39
Missouri	24	14
Florida	36	24
Minnesota	17	3
Mississippi	7	98
Arkansas	10	71
Louisiana	13	72
Kansas	10	101
South Dakota	5	193
North Dakota	5	199
Nebraska	9	68
Oklahoma	10	91
Puerto Rico	9	244
Texas	56	10
Colorado	14	34
New Mexico	4	77
Utah	7	32
Idaho	3	289
Arizona	7	52
Nevada	4	158
Washington	18	6
Oregon	15	40
California	89	4
Hawaii	3	128