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2023 Most Popular Medical Science Schools

85 Colleges
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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 Most Popular Medical Science Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 85 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medical Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical science majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon Health & Science University the most popular school in the United States for medical science students. Located in the city of Portland, OHSU is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great place for medical science students. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly 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 Most Popular Medical Science Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Brown University

Providence, RI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brown University is a great place for medical science students. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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#6

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science Schools list. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a large student population.

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#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #7, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medical science students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medical Science Schools ranking. 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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#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medical science students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medical science students. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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Case Western Reserve University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science Schools list. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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University of California - San Francisco ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science Schools list. UCSF is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Medical Science students that almost earned our Most Popular Medical Science Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO
14 Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY
14 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
14 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN
17 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA

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.

  • 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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