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2023 Best Medical Science Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Medical Science Doctor's Degree 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 Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Medical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for medical science majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Medical Science Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Mayo Clinic School of Medicine the best school in the United States for medical science students working on their doctor’s degree. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions is a great place for medical science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great place for medical science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baylor College of Medicine. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Medical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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#5

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Medical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for medical science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for medical science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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Case Western Reserve University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Medical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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#9

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

With a ranking of #9, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s best schools for medical science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.

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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for medical science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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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 21 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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