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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 analysis found Oregon Health & Science University to be the best school for medical science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Portland, OHSU is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a great place for medical science students working on their graduate certificate. 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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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 large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in the United States. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the city of Dallas.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Medical Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of Southern California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Medical Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - San Francisco came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Medical Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#8

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate medical science programs. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate medical science programs. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate medical science programs. 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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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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