2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health science majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Towson University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 6% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey City University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NJCU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.
About 90% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 10% are male.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rowan University is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 89% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 11% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 76% of the health science majors at the school.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 5 spot on the list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.
About 88% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 13% are male.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Canisius College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. Canisius is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Buffalo.
Women make up 67% of the health science majors at the school.
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Drexel University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health sciences and services programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 2 students majoring in health science at Drexel, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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Touro College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health sciences and services programs. Touro is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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With a ranking of #9, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.
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Explore the best health sciences and services schools 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 |
Majors Related to Health Science
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 10 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.
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