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2023 Most Popular Medical Science Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Medical Science Master'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.

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.

The Most Popular Medical Science Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 69 schools in the United States to see which master'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.

Check out the medical science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the United States for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 49% of the medical science majors at the school.

Full Medical Science at Harvard University Report

#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Brown University the most popular school in the United States for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

Women make up 57% of the medical science majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medical science schools in the United States. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 79% of the medical science majors at the school.

Full Medical Science at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#4

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 42% of the medical science majors at the school.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in medical science at UPenn, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Medical Science at University of Pennsylvania Report

#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 69 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 72% of the medical science majors at the school.

Full Medical Science at Northwestern University Report

With a ranking of #7, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Women make up 69% of the medical science majors at the school.

Full Medical Science at Case Western Reserve University Report

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree medical science programs. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 25 students majoring in medical science at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medical science students working on their master’s degree. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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

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#10

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in medical science at St. Cloud State University, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Medical Science Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR
11 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA
11 Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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