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2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

15 Colleges
$57,667 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree 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.

The Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in New York 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medicine majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University to be the most popular school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New York. SUNY Downstate is a small public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

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

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#2

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at New York Medical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medicine schools in New York. Located in the large suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

Full Medicine at New York Medical College Report

#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medicine schools in New York. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Medicine at University at Buffalo Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Albert Einstein College of Medicine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medicine schools in New York. Located in the large city of Bronx, Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

Full Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine Report

Out of the 15 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Upstate Medical University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, SUNY Upstate Medical University is a public college with a small student population.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 155 students majoring in medicine at Columbia, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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#7

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

With a ranking of #7, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

Of the 153 students majoring in medicine at SUNY Stony Brook, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree medicine programs. Located in the large city of New York, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 47% are male.

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Albany Medical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree medicine programs. AMC Albany is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

Women make up 53% of the medicine majors at the school.

Full Medicine at Albany Medical College Report

#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 medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 121 students majoring in medicine at NYU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Medicine at New York University Report

Best Medicine Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 15 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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