2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in New York
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.
2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medicine majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University the most popular school in New York for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. 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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Out of the 15 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Medical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the 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.
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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 college with a very large student population.
Women make up 47% of the medicine majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albert Einstein College of Medicine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Bronx, Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school 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.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Upstate Medical University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medicine schools in New York. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, SUNY Upstate Medical University is a public school 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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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school 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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Stony Brook University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree medicine programs. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the 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 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 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 #9 on the list. AMC Albany is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.
Women make up 53% of the medicine majors at the school.
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New York University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. 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.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 2,307 |
Maryland | 270 |
New Jersey | 614 |
District of Columbia | 471 |
Majors Related to Medicine
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 Related Majors
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 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.