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2023 Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

14 Colleges
$191,732 Avg Salary

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.

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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical science majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for medical science students. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a great place for medical science students. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Albert Einstein College of Medicine landed the # 4 spot on the list. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Old Westbury, NYIT is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medical science students. It came in at #6 on the list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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George Washington University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular medical science programs. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medical science students. It came in at #9 on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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#10

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #10, New York University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medical science students. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Medical Science at New York University Report

Best Medical Science Colleges by State

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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 14 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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