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2023 Best Health Professions Schools

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$47,927 Avg Salary
$20,846 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions School for You

In 2020-2021, 245,708 degrees and certificates were awarded to health professions students, making the major the most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Health Professions Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 872 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Health Professions Schools in the United States

Check out the health professions programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 25 Top Schools in Health Professions

Our analysis found New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. New York Institute of Chinese Medicine is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mineola.

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The excellent programs at University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, USAHS is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The excellent programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the United States. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a great place for health professions students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salus University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Health Professions Schools list. Located in the suburb of Elkins Park, Salus University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Weill Cornell Medical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health professions students. It came in at #6 on the 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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Midwestern University - Glendale came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A T Still University of Health Sciences came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Schools ranking. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Kirksville.

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Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health professions students. It came in at #9 on the list. LECOM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

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With a ranking of #10, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

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Samuel Merritt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health professions students. It came in at #11 on the list. Samuel Merritt University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Oakland.

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#12

Albany Medical College

Albany, NY

Albany Medical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Albany, AMC Albany is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #13, Midwestern University - Downers Grove did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Located in the large suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Baylor College of Medicine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health professions students. It came in at #14 on the list. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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#15

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Schools ranking. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Pacific College of Health and Science did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health professions students. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, Pacific College San Diego is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions 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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With a ranking of #18, Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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University of Western States landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health professions programs. Located in the large city of Portland, Western States Chiropractic College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#21

Stephens College

Columbia, MO

Stephens College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Health Professions Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Stephens is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #22, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Albany College of Pharmacy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

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Medical College of Wisconsin came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Schools ranking. Medical College of Wisconsin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Milwaukee.

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#24

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health professions students. It came in at #24 on the list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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#25

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health professions students. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Rest of the Top 50 Best Health Professions Schools

#26

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX
#29

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD
#31

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN
#32

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC
#36

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA
#41

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL
#42

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH
#47

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX
#50

Duke University

Durham, NC

Remaining Award Winners

This list represents the rest of the schools awarded a Best Health Professions Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 872 different United States health professions schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
52 MGH Institute of Health Professions Boston, MA
53 Parker University Dallas, TX
54 University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE
55 University of Providence Great Falls, MT
56 University of Redlands Redlands, CA
57 Kettering College Kettering, OH
58 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA
59 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse La Crosse, WI
60 University of the Pacific Stockton, CA
61 Saint Mary’s College Notre Dame, IN
62 Marietta College Marietta, OH
63 Yale University New Haven, CT
64 Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA
65 Yeshiva University New York, NY
66 Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago, IL
67 Cornell University Ithaca, NY
68 Villanova University Villanova, PA
69 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX
70 University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
71 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
72 Ithaca College Ithaca, NY
73 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
74 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA
75 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
76 Pacific University Forest Grove, OR
77 Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY
78 Touro University Nevada Henderson, NV
79 Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA
80 University of the Sciences Philadelphia, PA
81 University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth, TX
82 Milligan University Milligan College, TN
83 University of Portland Portland, OR
84 Bethel University Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
85 Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA
86 Auburn University Auburn, AL
87 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
88 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
89 Tufts University Medford, MA
90 New York Medical College Valhalla, NY
91 Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC
92 College of Saint Elizabeth Morristown, NJ
93 New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RI
94 Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord, NC
95 Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA
96 Emory University Atlanta, GA
97 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA
98 Belmont University Nashville, TN
99 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
100 Elon University Elon, NC
101 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
102 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
103 Upstate Medical University Syracuse, NY
104 Rush University Chicago, IL
105 Arcadia University Glenside, PA
106 Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center Des Moines, IA
107 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO
108 Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN
109 AdventHealth University Orlando, FL
110 West Coast University - Dallas Dallas, TX
111 Carroll University Waukesha, WI
112 Gannon University Erie, PA
113 University of Scranton Scranton, PA
114 Chamberlain University - Illinois Addison, IL
115 The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ
116 York College of Pennsylvania York, PA
117 Heritage University Toppenish, WA
118 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
119 Wagner College Staten Island, NY
120 California State University - Stanislaus Turlock, CA
121 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR
122 University of Mary Bismarck, ND
123 University of St Francis Joliet, IL
124 Shenandoah University Winchester, VA
125 College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE
126 Georgetown University Washington, DC
127 Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA
127 King’s College Wilkes-Barre, PA
129 Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY
130 The University of Findlay Findlay, OH

Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
131 New York Chiropractic College Seneca Falls, NY
132 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
133 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport Shreveport, LA
134 Biola University La Mirada, CA
135 Clarkson College Omaha, NE
136 DeSales University Center Valley, PA
137 Mount Saint Mary’s University Los Angeles, CA
138 University of Maryland - Baltimore Baltimore, MD
139 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
140 Marywood University Scranton, PA
141 Towson University Towson, MD
142 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD
143 Northeast Ohio Medical University Rootstown, OH
144 The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center Memphis, TN
145 Manchester University North Manchester, IN
146 University of California - San Francisco San Francisco, CA
147 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
148 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
149 Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH
150 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
151 New York University New York, NY
152 University of California - Davis Davis, CA
153 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
154 Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH
155 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Fargo, ND
156 University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester Worcester, MA
157 Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta, GA
158 Trinity Washington University Washington, DC
159 Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO
160 Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA
161 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND
162 Radiological Technologies University VT South Bend, IN
163 Ottawa University - Phoenix Phoenix, AZ
164 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
165 Saint Francis University Loretto, PA
166 University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI
167 Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO
168 University of Georgia Athens, GA
169 California State University - San Marcos San Marcos, CA
170 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
171 Stockton University Galloway, NJ
172 Seattle University Seattle, WA
173 The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN
174 La Roche University Pittsburgh, PA

Health Professions by Region

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

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

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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