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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

31 Colleges
$31,942 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,111 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 36,762 health sciences & services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

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The Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 31 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for health science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health science majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Granite State College

Concord, NH

Our analysis found Granite State College to be the best value school for health sciences & services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the fringe town of Concord, GSC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GSC are $9,150 a year.

GSC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

SNHU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,380 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health science graduates from SNHU carry an average student debtload of $14,335.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, SNHU also did well on our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Westfield State University is a great value for health sciences & services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Westfield is a small public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.

Westfield undergraduate students pay an average of $17,580 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Husson University

Bangor, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Husson University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Husson are $21,090 per year. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $326.

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#5

Cambridge College

Boston, MA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Cambridge College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences & services schools in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Cambridge College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cambridge College are $17,190 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences & services students working on their bachelor’s degree. MCPHS University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

MCPHS University undergraduate students pay an average of $37,230 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that health science majors at MCPHS University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,452.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Report

#7

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

Bridgewater State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bridgewater State are $17,191 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences & services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JWU Providence are $38,096 per year. On average, health science graduates from JWU Providence take out $26,291 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Plymouth State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health sciences & services programs. Located in the town of Plymouth, Plymouth State is a public college with a small student population.

Plymouth State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,872 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

University of Rhode Island did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences & services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

URI undergraduate students pay an average of $34,362 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences & services schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 708
Maine 241
Connecticut 212
Rhode Island 233
New Hampshire 423
Vermont 100

Health Sciences & Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Health Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 30,811
General Health & Wellness 5,951

Majors Similar to Health Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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