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2023 Best Value Medical Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$34,090 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Medical Science Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 89 degrees and certificates were awarded to medical science students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Medical Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for medical science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Medical Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for medical science majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Medical Science

Our analysis found University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus to be the best value school for medical science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pitt are $25,248 a year.

Full Medical Science at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value medical science schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.

UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Medical Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Full Medical Science at University of Pennsylvania Report

Best Value Medical Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Medical Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 88
New Jersey 4
District of Columbia 13

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 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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