2023 Best Medicine Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Medicine School for You
In 2020-2021, medicine students earned 2,307 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 4th in the state.
With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Medicine Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.
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2023 Best Medicine Schools in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Best Medicine Colleges.
Top Pennsylvania Schools in Medicine
Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the best school for medicine students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Jefferson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in Pennsylvania. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
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Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.
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The excellent programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 2,722 |
Maryland | 270 |
New Jersey | 614 |
District of Columbia | 471 |
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Medicine Related Rankings by Major
Medicine is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Medicine Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Medicine | 20,665 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Medicine
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
- 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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