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2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

28 Colleges
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Finding the Best Medicine 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.

The Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs were the most popular for 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 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for medicine students. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

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#2

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Jefferson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 3 spot on the 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

The excellent programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large 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 large 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medicine students. It came in at #8 on the list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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Albert Einstein College of Medicine landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular medicine programs. Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

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#10

Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, NY

Upstate Medical University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular medicine programs. SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public school located in the midsize 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

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.

  • 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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