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2023 Best Medical Science Schools

69 Colleges
$112,309 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medical Science School for You

Medical Science is the #147 most popular major in the country with 909 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Medical Science Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 69 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Medical Science Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Medical Science Colleges.

Top 10 Best Medical Science Schools

Our analysis found Mayo Clinic School of Medicine to be the best school for medical science students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Medical Science Schools list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Medical Science Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for medical science students. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oregon Health & Science University is a great place for medical science students. Located in the city of Portland, OHSU is a public college with a small student population.

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Baylor College of Medicine ranked #6 on this year’s Best Medical Science Schools list. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for medical science students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for medical science students. It came in at #8 on the list. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#9

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medical science programs. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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#10

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for medical science students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Medical Science students that almost earned our Best Medical Science Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC
12 Rush University Chicago, IL
13 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN

Medical Science by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Medical Science is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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