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2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

28 Colleges
$57,667 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 28,629 medicine students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medicine program at each school on the list.

Check out the medicine doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our analysis found Rutgers University - New Brunswick to be the most popular school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Women make up 50% of the medicine majors at the school.

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#2

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Jefferson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Of the 256 students majoring in medicine at Thomas Jefferson University, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

About 51% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 49% are male.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 51% of the medicine majors at the school.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 207 students majoring in medicine at SUNY Downstate, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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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 most popular doctor’s degree medicine programs. New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valhalla.

Women make up 52% of the medicine majors at the school.

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#7

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 46% of the medicine majors at the school.

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University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

Women make up 47% of the medicine majors at the school.

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Albert Einstein College of Medicine ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

Of the 173 students majoring in medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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#10

Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, NY

Upstate Medical University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for medicine students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

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

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Best Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best medicine schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,722
Pennsylvania 2,307
Maryland 270
New Jersey 614
District of Columbia 471

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, medicine has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medicine Concentrations

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 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).

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