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2023 Best Medicine Schools in New York

13 Colleges
$62,832 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine School for You

Medicine is one of the most popular subjects to study in New York. With 2,722 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Medicine Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in New York to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Medicine Schools in New York

Check out the medicine programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Medicine Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai the best school in New York for medicine students. Located in the city of New York, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Albany Medical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. AMC Albany is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is a great place for medicine students. SUNY Downstate is a small public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

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Out of the 13 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Weill Cornell Medical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Weill Cornell Medical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent programs at New York University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in New York. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#6

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

New York Medical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medicine programs. Located in the large suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Upstate Medical University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Syracuse, SUNY Upstate Medical University is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester ranked #8 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in New York list. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The City College of New York landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medicine programs. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a large student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medicine programs. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Best Medicine Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Medicine Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,307
Maryland 270
New Jersey 614
District of Columbia 471

Medicine is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Medicine Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 20,665

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 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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