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2023 Best Medicine Schools in Pennsylvania

5 Colleges
$59,244 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,307 degrees and certificates were awarded to medicine students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Medicine Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Medicine Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Medicine Colleges.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Medicine

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the best school for medicine students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#2

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Jefferson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Medicine Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Best Medicine Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,722
Maryland 270
New Jersey 614
District of Columbia 471

More Medicine Rankings in Pennsylvania

One of 30 majors within the area of study, medicine 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 5 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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