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2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

28 Colleges
$60,804 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

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

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#2

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Thomas Jefferson University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine 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.

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#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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The excellent programs at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

New York Medical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medicine students. It came in at #6 on the list. New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valhalla.

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#7

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular medicine programs. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#8

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular medicine programs. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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With a ranking of #9, Albert Einstein College of Medicine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students. Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

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#10

Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #10, Upstate Medical University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students. SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public school located in the city of Syracuse.

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Best Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best medicine colleges 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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