2023 Best Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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In 2020-2021, 245,708 degrees and certificates were awarded to health professions students, making the major the most popular in the country.
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The Best Health Professions 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. This report analyzed 176 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the health professions programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Middle Atlantic Region 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 Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Mineola, New York Institute of Chinese Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent programs at Salus University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Salus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elkins Park.
Out of the 176 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Weill Cornell Medical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Weill Cornell Medical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is a great place for health professions students. Located in the city of Erie, LECOM is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albany Medical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. AMC Albany is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health professions programs. Located in the city of Albany, Albany College of Pharmacy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. SUNY Downstate is a small public school located in the city of Brooklyn.
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With a ranking of #11, Elizabethtown College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown.
University of Pennsylvania ranked #12 on this year’s Best Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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Thomas Jefferson University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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Yeshiva University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
With a ranking of #15, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
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With a ranking of #16, Villanova University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
Ithaca College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Johns Hopkins University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Marist College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Marist is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie.
University of the Sciences came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. USciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
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New York Medical College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
With a ranking of #22, College of Saint Elizabeth did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. CSE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Morristown.
With a ranking of #23, Wilkes University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
With a ranking of #24, Upstate Medical University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, SUNY Upstate Medical University is a public college with a small student population.
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Arcadia University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health professions programs. Arcadia is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glenside.
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Rest of the Top Best Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Health Professions students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | University of Scranton | Scranton, PA |
| 28 | The College of New Jersey | Ewing, NJ |
| 29 | York College of Pennsylvania | York, PA |
| 30 | Wagner College | Staten Island, NY |
| 31 | Georgetown University | Washington, DC |
| 32 | King’s College | Wilkes-Barre, PA |
| 32 | Chatham University | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 34 | Sarah Lawrence College | Bronxville, NY |
| 35 | New York Chiropractic College | Seneca Falls, NY |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best health professions colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 17,960 |
| Pennsylvania | 14,303 |
| Maryland | 4,839 |
| New Jersey | 3,330 |
| District of Columbia | 2,717 |
| Delaware | 498 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Health Professions
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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