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2023 Best Medical Science Master's Degree Schools

56 Colleges
$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 analysis found Mayo Clinic School of Medicine to be the best school for medical science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. 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

Out of the 56 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Baylor College of Medicine is a great place for medical science students working on their master’s degree. 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

The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in the United States. 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree medical science programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Oregon Health & Science University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the 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 large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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#9

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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University of California - San Francisco landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree medical science programs. UCSF is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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