2023 Best Health Professions Schools
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.
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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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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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.
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.
Rest of the Top 50 Best Health Professions Schools
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.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Health Professions students that almost earned our Best Health Professions Schools award.
Health Professions by Region
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Health Professions Related Rankings by Major
Health Professions Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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