2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health sciences and services was ranked #34 in the country. In fact 35,945 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the health science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Towson University to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 94% of the health science majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey City University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NJCU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Jersey City.
Women make up 90% of the health science majors at the school.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 89% of the health science majors at the school.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 17 students majoring in health science at FDU, 24% are male and 76% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Delaware helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
Women make up 88% of the health science majors at the school.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.
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Canisius College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Canisius is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Buffalo.
Of the 3 students majoring in health science at Canisius, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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Drexel University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 50% are male.
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Touro College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Touro is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.
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Explore the best health sciences and services schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,691 |
| New York | 2,199 |
| Maryland | 187 |
| New Jersey | 1,471 |
| District of Columbia | 78 |
| Delaware | 175 |
Majors Related to Health Science
One of 30 majors within the area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Health Science
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.
More about our data sources and methodologies.