2023 Most Popular Medical Science Schools
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.
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2023 Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical science majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Most Popular Medical Science Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Oregon Health & Science University the most popular school in the United States for medical science students. Located in the large city of Portland, OHSU is a public school with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science Schools list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 85 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Medical Science Schools list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.
Out of the 85 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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 school with a fairly large student population.
University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular medical science programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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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.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science Schools list. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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 city of Cincinnati.
Case Western Reserve University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medical science students. It came in at #11 on the list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.
University of California - San Francisco landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular medical science programs. 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
View the Most Popular Medical Science Schools for a specific region near you.
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Majors Related to Medical Science
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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