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2023 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

25 Colleges
$57,667 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 28,629 medicine students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for medicine majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to be the best school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Albany Medical College is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Albany, AMC Albany is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Weill Cornell Medical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Weill Cornell Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree 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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#7

New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for medicine students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

New York Medical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valhalla.

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Upstate Medical University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree medicine programs. SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

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#10

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.

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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

Medicine is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

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).

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