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2023 Most Popular Medical Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England 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.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Medical Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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.

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the most popular school in the New England Region for medical science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for medical science students working on their doctor’s degree. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for medical science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Medical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Brown University

Providence, RI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medical science schools in the New England Region . Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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Best Medical Science Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 44
Connecticut 5
Vermont 34
Rhode Island 35

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

Majors Similar to Medical Science

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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