2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in New York
Finding the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree School for You
With 2,722 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, medicine is the #30 most popular major in New York.
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medicine program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medicine majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University to be the most popular school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New York. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 207 students majoring in medicine at SUNY Downstate, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New York Medical College is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valhalla.
Women make up 52% of the medicine majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.
Women make up 47% of the medicine majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albert Einstein College of Medicine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.
Of the 173 students majoring in medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 53% are male and 47% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Upstate Medical University is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.
About 52% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 48% are male.
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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Of the 155 students majoring in medicine at Columbia, 48% are male and 52% are female.
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Stony Brook University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 153 students majoring in medicine at SUNY Stony Brook, 54% are male and 46% are female.
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 53% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 47% are male.
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Albany Medical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for medicine students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Albany, AMC Albany is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 53% of the medicine majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #10, New York University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 121 students majoring in medicine at NYU, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 2,307 |
| Maryland | 270 |
| New Jersey | 614 |
| District of Columbia | 471 |
Medicine Related Majors
Medicine is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 15 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.