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

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$112,309 Avg Salary

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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical science majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in medical science at Pitt, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Full Medical Science at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medical science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in medical science at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai landed the # 3 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.

About 48% of the students majoring in medical science at the school are women while 52% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a great place for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

Women make up 59% of the medical science majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New York Institute of Technology is a great place for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Old Westbury, NYIT is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#6

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 86% of the medical science majors at the school.

Full Medical Science at Georgetown University Report

Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree medical science programs. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #8, New York University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree medical science programs. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.

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#10

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree medical science programs. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large 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 11 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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