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2023 Best Medical Science Master's Degree Schools

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$112,309 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medical Science Master'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.

The Best Medical Science Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 56 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Medical Science Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Medical Science Master'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 master’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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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college 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 #3 on this year’s Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a great place for medical science students working on their master’s degree. 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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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for medical science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Oregon Health & Science University did quite well on this year’s best schools for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Portland, OHSU is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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#9

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #9, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for medical science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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Medical Science by Region

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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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