New England's Top Rated Teaching Hospitals in 2021

Only 175 hospitals in the U.S. earned national distinction in at least one of the 15 adult specialties examined in the most recent (21-22) U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) rankings of American hospitals.  Four New England teaching hospitals were among those hospitals that earned national recognition in at least one adult specialty.  The region's preeminent teaching hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, is also a top 5 rated hospital in the country according to the USNWR study.  While the New England region is home to multiple teaching hospitals, these four institutions earned the most recognition in the USNWR survey.

New England's Top Rated Teaching Hospitals in 2021

Massachusetts General Hospital
Location:  Boston

Top 20 Overall Ranking Nationally:  Yes (5th)
Nationally Ranked Adult Specialties:  14 of 15
Adult Specialties Ranked in Top 20 Nationally:  13
#2 in Diabetes & Endocrinology
#2 in Ear, Nose & Throat
#3 in Psychiatry
#4 in Ophthalmology
#6 in Rheumatology
#7 in Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#8 in Orthopedics
#9 in Gynecology
#11 in Gastroenterology & GI Surgery

#12 in Neurology & Neurosurgery
#14 in Geriatrics
#16 in Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
#18 in Cancer

Brigham and Women's Hospital
Location:  Boston
Top 20 Overall Ranking Nationally:  Yes (14th)
Nationally Ranked Adult Specialties:  11 of 15
Adult Specialties Ranked in Top 20 Nationally:  9
#4 in Cancer
#4 in Gynecology
#5 in Rheumatology
#10 in Cardiology & Heart Surgery
#18 in Geriatrics
#18 in Neurology & Neurosurgery

#19 in Diabetes & Endocrinology
#19 in Ear, Nose & Throat
#19 in Urology

Yale-New Haven Hospital
Location:  New Haven, CT
Top 20 Overall Ranking Nationally:  No
Nationally Ranked Adult Specialties:  8 of 15
Adult Specialties Ranked in Top 20 Nationally:  1
#11 in Psychiatry

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Location:  Boston
Top 20 Overall Ranking Nationally:  No
Nationally Ranked Adult Specialties:  4 of 15
Adult Specialties Ranked in Top 20 Nationally:  None

To find teaching hospitals in other regions, visit our U.S. Teaching Hospitals resource page.