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2023 Best Value Medical Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$48,684 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$191,732 Avg Salary

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.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Medical Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Medical Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Medical Science Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for medical science students. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Full Medical Science at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Medical Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Old Westbury, NYIT is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NYIT are $39,760 a year.

NYIT also claimed a spot on our Best Medical Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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

Pitt undergraduate students pay an average of $35,394 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Pitt also did well on our Best Medical Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Medical Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPenn are $61,710 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UPenn is ranked #3 for overall quality for medical science in the Middle Atlantic Region .

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Medical Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick undergraduate students pay an average of $33,005 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rutgers New Brunswick also is in the top 15% of our Best Medical Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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With a ranking of #6, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for medical science students. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GWU also is in the top 20% of our Best Medical Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
$28,702 Average Tuition & Fees

University at Buffalo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

University at Buffalo undergraduate students pay an average of $28,702 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #8, New York University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for medical science students. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NYU are $56,500 per year.

NYU also claimed a spot on our Best Medical Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#9

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY
$51,360 Average Tuition & Fees

Hofstra University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Medical Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hofstra are $51,360 a year.

Full Medical Science at Hofstra University Report

#10

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #10, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for medical science students. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgetown are $59,957 a year.

Georgetown also claimed a spot on our Best Medical Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Full Medical Science at Georgetown University Report

Best Medical Science Colleges by State

Explore the best medical science colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 88
Pennsylvania 89
New Jersey 4
District of Columbia 13

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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 11 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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