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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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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 large city of Philadelphia, USciences 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 SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Elizabethtown College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 204 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the # 4 spot on the list. Albany College of Pharmacy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Helene Fuld College of Nursing. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. HFCN is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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Upstate Medical University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public school located in the city of Syracuse.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Wagner College

Staten Island, NY

Wagner College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. 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

Georgetown University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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With a ranking of #10, Ramapo College of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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

Molloy 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 #11 on the list. 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 ranked #12 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#13

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #13, Yeshiva University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Yeshiva is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#14

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small 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 ranked #15 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college 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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The College of New Jersey came in at #17 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 Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #18, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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#19

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

With a ranking of #19, Wilmington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wilmington University is a fairly 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 landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#21

King's College

Wilkes-Barre, PA

With a ranking of #21, King’s College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. King's College PA is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre.

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#22

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#23

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY

Ithaca College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Ithaca is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Ithaca.

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#24

Chamberlain University - New Jersey

North Brunswick, NJ

Chamberlain University - New Jersey came in at #24 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 North Brunswick, Chamberlain - New Jersey is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Millersville 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 #25 on the list. Located in the suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public college with a moderately-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 colleges 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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