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2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

6 Colleges
$57,667 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania.

#1

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Thomas Jefferson University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 313 students majoring in medicine at Temple, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Of the 156 students majoring in medicine at UPenn, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Women make up 58% of the medicine majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Geisinger Commonwealth is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

Of the 98 students majoring in medicine at Geisinger Commonwealth, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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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
New York 2,722
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 6 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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