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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

101 Colleges
$38,032 Avg Salary
$21,864 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services School for You

In 2020-2021, 35,945 health sciences and services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 101 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for health science majors pursuing a .

Top 15% Best Health Sciences & Services Schools

#1

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found University of the Sciences to be the best school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . USciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

While working on their degree, health science majors at USciences accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $609.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 101 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that health science majors at Wilmington University take out is $30,320.

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#4

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

The excellent programs at Rider University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

After completing their degree, health science graduates from Rider carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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#5

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union County College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Union County College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Cranford.

While working on their degree, health science majors at Union County College accumulate an average of around $13,562 in student debt.

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#6

Wagner College

Staten Island, NY

Wagner College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health sciences and services programs. Located in the city of Staten Island, Wagner is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, health science graduates from Towson carry an average student debtload of $23,800. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $264.

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#9

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health sciences and services programs. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#11

Touro College

New York, NY

With a ranking of #11, Touro College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health sciences and services students. Touro is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

While working on their degree, health science majors at Touro accumulate an average of around $22,250 in student debt.

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#12

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#13

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Excelsior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #13 on the list. Excelsior College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

While working on their degree, health science majors at Excelsior College accumulate an average of around $23,741 in student debt.

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#14

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Health Science majors at Thomas Jefferson University take out an average of $33,796 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#15

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

College of Saint Elizabeth landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health sciences and services programs. CSE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Morristown.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Moravian College Bethlehem, PA
17 Central Penn College Summerdale, PA
18 Ithaca College Ithaca, NY
19 Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY
20 Temple University Philadelphia, PA

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences and services colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,199
Pennsylvania 1,691
Maryland 187
New Jersey 1,471
District of Columbia 78
Delaware 175

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 29,840
General Health & Wellness 6,105

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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