MD Medical Schools in Massachusetts
4 allopathic MD programs in our catalogue for Massachusetts. Use the profiles below to compare MCAT medians, GPA ranges, in-state preference, and AMCAS strategy.
About Massachusetts: Pop. ~7.0M; greater Boston metro (~4.9M) is the dominant medical hub. Home to the Longwood Medical Area — one of the highest concentrations of academic medical centres globally.
In-state preference: Massachusetts hosts multiple elite private schools (Harvard, Tufts, BU, Boston University, UMass) with varying in-state policies. Private schools admit nationally; UMass Medical School (now Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences) focuses on Massachusetts residents.
Major health systems: Mass General Brigham · Beth Israel Lahey Health · Boston Medical Center · Tufts Medicine · UMass Memorial Health
4 MD Programs in Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School (MD)
Boston, MA
Harvard Medical School (HMS), founded in 1782, is one of the oldest and most prestigious medical schools in the world, located in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston. It offers a New Pathway curriculum combining problem-based learning with rigorous basic science. Graduates consistently match into the most competitive residency programmes nationally. The school is closely affiliated with 11 major Boston hospitals including Massachusetts General, Brigham and Women's, and Beth Israel Deaconess.
MCAT 520GPA 3.932.8% acceptance - BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (MD)
Boston, MA
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (formerly BU School of Medicine), founded in 1873, is affiliated with Boston Medical Center — the largest safety-net hospital in New England and a national leader in urban health. The school has a strong commitment to community medicine, health equity, and training physicians for underserved populations. Its Boston location provides access to a rich ecosystem of academic medical centres and research institutions.
MCAT 516GPA 3.801.9% acceptance - Tufts University School of Medicine (MD)
Boston, MA
Tufts University School of Medicine, founded in 1893, is a private medical school located in Boston's South End, adjacent to Tufts Medical Center and affiliated with several major Boston hospitals. Tufts is known for its global health programme, primary care focus, and strong community health engagement. It attracts applicants seeking a humanistic, clinically oriented education in one of the world's great medical cities.
MCAT 514GPA 3.811.9% acceptance - UMass Chan Medical School (MD)
Worcester, MA
The University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine, located in Worcester, is a nationally recognised public medical school with a strong primary-care and community-health mission. It charges full tuition (AY 2025-26: $42,284 in-state, $72,710 non-resident); free tuition is only a pending Massachusetts Senate proposal. It gives strong preference to Massachusetts residents but has admitted non-residents since the entering class of 2016, and produces physicians strongly oriented toward primary care, community health, and service to underserved populations. The school is affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center and maintains a distributed clinical training network across the Commonwealth. Its research enterprise spans cancer biology, neuroscience, and population health, anchored by the Chan Medical School Research Institute.
MCAT 512GPA 3.766.0% acceptanceStrong in-state pref.
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