43 Best Surgeons Medical 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 Surgery. A graph of 9.48M citations received by 225K academic papers made by 43 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: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

2. Boston University

Boston

For Surgery

#34 in the United States

#37 in North America

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

3. Tufts University

Medford

For Surgery

#49 in the United States

#56 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 Surgery

#74 in the United States

#83 in North America

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

5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Surgery

#80 in the United States

#91 in North America

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

6. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Surgery

#144 in the United States

#162 in North America

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

7. Northeastern University

Boston

For Surgery

#162 in the United States

#180 in North America

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

8. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Surgery

#187 in the United States

#207 in North America

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

9. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Surgery

#231 in the United States

#256 in North America

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

10. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Surgery

#271 in the United States

#298 in North America

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

11. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Surgery

#272 in the United States

#300 in North America

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

12. Boston College

Boston

For Surgery

#278 in the United States

#306 in North America

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

13. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Surgery

#280 in the United States

#308 in North America

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

14. MCPHS University

Boston

For Surgery

#302 in the United States

#332 in North America

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

15. New England College of Optometry

Boston

For Surgery

#309 in the United States

#340 in North America

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

16. Simmons University

Boston

For Surgery

#341 in the United States

#378 in North America

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

17. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Surgery

#347 in the United States

#384 in North America

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

18. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Surgery

#376 in the United States

#413 in North America

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

19. Dean College

Franklin

For Surgery

#402 in the United States

#439 in North America

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

20. Smith College

Northampton

For Surgery

#416 in the United States

#453 in North America

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

21. Springfield College

Springfield

For Surgery

#438 in the United States

#477 in North America

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

22. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Surgery

#441 in the United States

#480 in North America

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

23. Clark University

Worcester

For Surgery

#461 in the United States

#500 in North America

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

24. Amherst College

Amherst

For Surgery

#465 in the United States

#504 in North America

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

25. Suffolk University

Boston

For Surgery

#472 in the United States

#512 in North America

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

26. Newbury College

Brookline

For Surgery

#497 in the United States

#538 in North America

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

27. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Surgery

#536 in the United States

#579 in North America

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

28. Fisher College

Boston

For Surgery

#548 in the United States

#591 in North America

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

29. Williams College

Williamstown

For Surgery

#554 in the United States

#597 in North America

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

30. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Surgery

#571 in the United States

#617 in North America

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

31. Western New England University

Springfield

For Surgery

#572 in the United States

#618 in North America

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

32. Bentley University

Waltham

For Surgery

#588 in the United States

#636 in North America

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

33. William James College

Newton

For Surgery

#645 in the United States

#693 in North America

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

34. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Surgery

#653 in the United States

#701 in North America

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

35. Babson College

Wellesley

For Surgery

#668 in the United States

#720 in North America

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

36. Curry College

Milton

For Surgery

#736 in the United States

#790 in North America

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

37. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Surgery

#762 in the United States

#818 in North America

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

38. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

For Surgery

#804 in the United States

#863 in North America

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

39. Endicott College

Beverly

For Surgery

#829 in the United States

#889 in North America

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

40. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Surgery

#835 in the United States

#895 in North America

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

41. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Surgery

#851 in the United States

#913 in North America

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

42. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Surgery

#852 in the United States

#914 in North America

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

43. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Surgery

#898 in the United States

#963 in North America

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

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Surgery

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	5	51
Connecticut	15	13
New Hampshire	5	109
Vermont	3	79
New York	85	12
New Jersey	16	63
Maine	7	321
Pennsylvania	60	8
Maryland	14	2
District of Columbia	7	57
Virginia	25	44
West Virginia	7	95
Ohio	36	35
North Carolina	26	23
Michigan	23	5
South Carolina	12	48
Indiana	22	27
Kentucky	13	60
Tennessee	24	46
Wisconsin	17	29
Georgia	21	16
Illinois	36	17
Alabama	16	25
Iowa	10	40
Missouri	21	19
Florida	32	24
Minnesota	17	3
Mississippi	7	101
Arkansas	10	73
Louisiana	13	72
Kansas	8	107
South Dakota	5	196
North Dakota	4	197
Nebraska	8	68
Oklahoma	10	93
Puerto Rico	9	243
Texas	54	10
Colorado	13	31
New Mexico	3	78
Utah	7	33
Idaho	3	273
Arizona	7	53
Nevada	4	156
Washington	16	6
Oregon	13	39
California	85	4