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2023 Most Popular Medical Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Medical Science Doctor'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.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Medical Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Medical Science Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for medical science students working on their doctor’s degree. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 67% of the medical science majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great place for medical science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the medical science majors at the school.

Full Medical Science at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai landed the # 2 spot on the list. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Albert Einstein College of Medicine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medical science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Medical Science Doctor’s Degree 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.

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Best Medical Science Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 88
Pennsylvania 89
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 5 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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