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2023 Best Medical Science Schools

69 Colleges
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Finding the Best Medical Science School for You

Medical Science is the #25 most popular major in the country with 909 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Best Medical Science Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 69 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Medical Science Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Medical Science Colleges.

Top 10 Best Medical Science Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Mayo Clinic School of Medicine the best school in the United States for medical science students. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for medical science students. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Medical Science Schools list. Located in the city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for medical science students. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 69 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon Health & Science University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Portland, OHSU is a public school with a small student population.

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Baylor College of Medicine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for medical science students. It came in at #6 on the list. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Medical Science Schools list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Medical Science Schools ranking. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#9

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medical science programs. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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#10

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Medical Science Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Medical Science students that almost earned our Best Medical Science Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC
12 Rush University Chicago, IL
13 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN

Medical Science by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Medical Science is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Medical Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Medical Scientist 853
Clinical and Translational Science 52
Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain 4

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).

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