The university provides traditional and accelerated programs of study focused on professional education in pharmacy and the health sciences.

In 1979, The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts approved a reform in the charter of the University to permit degree awarding authority in the allied health sciences, and the University formally changed its name to the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences.

Also in 2002, MCPHS obtained and integrated the Forsyth School of Dental Hygienists into the University by introducing an Oral Hygiene Course.

The six-story, triangular structure comprises approximately 50,000 square feet (4,600 m2) of classrooms, faculty and personnel offices, and labs for patient examination and clinical simulation teaching.

MCPHS Worcester is composed of three main buildings that are known collectively as The Thomas Henry Borysek Living and Learning Center.

The Thomas Henry Borysek Living and Learning Center houses administrative and faculty offices, conference rooms, classrooms, a technology center, patient assessment and clinical simulation laboratories, and six floors of suite-style student housing (all with private bedrooms).

The street-level multipurpose laboratory includes a model pharmacy that simulates community and institutional practice environments.

This 250,000-square-foot building offers furnished rooms, parking, a fitness center, dining hall, outdoor patio, and green space.

[13][14] MCPHS Boston is a member of the Colleges of the Fenway, a collegiate consortium in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area.

Students are able to cross register between institutions and participate in shared social events planned by the Colleges of the Fenway and various groups throughout the campus.

MCPHS has partnerships with a variety of medical institutions to supplement its educational programs in the Premedical and Health Studies.