2023 Best Value Medical Science Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Medical Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 89 degrees and certificates were awarded to medical science students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #188 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Medical Science Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value programs for medical science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Medical Science Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the medical science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Medical Science

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, PA

49 Degrees

#21 in Quality in Pennsylvania

$20,362 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus to be the best value school for medical science students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Pitt undergraduate students pay an average of $20,362 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Pitt excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Medical Science Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

33 Degrees

#3 in Quality in Pennsylvania

$61,710 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPenn are $61,710 per year.

UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Medical Science Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Read full report on Medical Science at University of Pennsylvania

Best Value Medical Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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