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2023 Best Medical Science Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Medical Science Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Medical Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Medical Science Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon Health & Science University the best school in the United States for medical science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Portland, OHSU is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Medical Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. 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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Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Medical Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the large city of Dallas.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for medical science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for medical science students working on their graduate certificate. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for medical science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#8

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #8, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best schools for medical science students working on their graduate certificate. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for medical science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for medical science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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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 16 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).

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