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2023 Best Medical Science Schools

69 Colleges
$112,309 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medical Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 909 people earned a degree or certificate in medical science, making the major the #248 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Medical Science Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 69 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Medical Science Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for medical science majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Medical Science Schools

Our analysis found Mayo Clinic School of Medicine to be the best school for medical science students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Medical Science Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in the United States. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Health & Science University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Medical Science Schools list. Located in the large city of Portland, OHSU is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Baylor College of Medicine did quite well on this year’s best schools for medical science students. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Medical Science Schools ranking. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Medical Science Schools ranking. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#9

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Medical Science Schools ranking. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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#10

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Medical Science Schools ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
11 Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC
12 Rush University Chicago, IL
13 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN

Medical Science by Region

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

One of 30 majors within the area of study, medical science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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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