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2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online health science programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

SUNY Broome

Binghamton, NY

Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Broome the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for health sciences and services students. SUNY Broome is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Binghamton.

Health Science majors at SUNY Broome take out an average of $11,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Health Sciences & Services at SUNY Broome Report

#2

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online 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 college with a 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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#3

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union County College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online 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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#4

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Out of the 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Excelsior College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Excelsior College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

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

Full Health Sciences & Services at Excelsior College Report

#5

Alvernia University

Reading, PA

Out of the 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alvernia University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Reading, Alvernia is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, health science majors at Alvernia accumulate an average of around $27,250 in student debt.

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#6

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. 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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#7

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college 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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With a ranking of #8, University of Maryland - Baltimore did quite well on this year’s best schools for health sciences and services students. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of Maryland - Baltimore Report

California University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #9 on the list. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 15 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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