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Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

204 Colleges
$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 977,800 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health professions is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 204 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 25 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Health Professions

#1

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of the Sciences the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, USciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Elizabethtown College is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Albany College of Pharmacy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Helene Fuld College of Nursing is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. HFCN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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Upstate Medical University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree health professions programs. SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public school located in the city of Syracuse.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Wagner College

Staten Island, NY

Wagner College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Wagner is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Staten Island.

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#9

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #9, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Ramapo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Mahwah.

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#11

Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY

With a ranking of #11, Molloy College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rockville Centre.

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#12

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#13

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Yeshiva University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Yeshiva is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#14

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

With a ranking of #14, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#15

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#16

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #16, New York University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #17, The College of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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#19

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Wilmington University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Castle.

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#20

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#21

King's College

Wilkes-Barre, PA

King’s College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. King's College PA is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wilkes-Barre.

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#22

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#23

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY

Ithaca College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Ithaca is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Ithaca.

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#24

Chamberlain University - New Jersey

North Brunswick, NJ

Chamberlain University - New Jersey ranked #24 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of North Brunswick, Chamberlain - New Jersey is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Millersville University of Pennsylvania landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Rest of the Top Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

#26

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA
#27

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY
#29

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
31 Rutgers University - Camden Camden, NJ
32 Excelsior College Albany, NY
33 Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD
34 Touro College New York, NY
35 College of Saint Elizabeth Morristown, NJ
36 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
37 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
38 Central Penn College Summerdale, PA
39 Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY
40 York College of Pennsylvania York, PA

Best Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best health professions schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 12,728
Pennsylvania 32,882
New York 45,482
Maryland 10,796
Delaware 2,277
District of Columbia 3,705

Health Professions Majors to Study

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
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

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).

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