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2023 Most Popular Medical Science Schools

85 Colleges
$112,309 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.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Medical Science Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 85 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medical Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical science majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Oregon Health & Science University to be the most popular school for medical science students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Portland, OHSU is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Medical Science Schools list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions is a great place for medical science students. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Brown University

Providence, RI

Out of the 85 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Medical Science Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science Schools list. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #7, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medical science students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medical Science Schools ranking. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai did quite well on this year’s most popular schools 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.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science Schools list. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular medical science programs. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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University of California - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medical science students. It came in at #12 on the list. UCSF is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Medical Science students that almost earned our Most Popular Medical Science Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO
14 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN
14 Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY
14 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
17 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA

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 25 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).

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