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2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in Pennsylvania

6 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Medicine Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medicine program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Medicine Colleges.

#1

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Thomas Jefferson University to be the most popular school for medicine students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #3 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 very large student population.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular medicine programs. Geisinger Commonwealth is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

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

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 6 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).

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