2023 Best Medical Science Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Medical Science Master's Degree 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Medical Science Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 56 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for medical science majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Medical Science Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Mayo Clinic School of Medicine the best school in the United States for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Baylor College of Medicine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in the United States. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
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The excellent master’s degree 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a great place for medical science students working on their master’s degree. 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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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Oregon Health & Science University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Portland, OHSU is a public college with a small student population.
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Brown University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree medical science programs. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
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University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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University of California - San Francisco ranked #10 on this year’s Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools list. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.
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Rankings in Majors Related to Medical Science
One of 30 majors within the area of study, medical science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Science
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| 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.