2023 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You
Health Professions is the most popular major in Pennsylvania with 32,882 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 39 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Check out the health professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Salus University the best school in Pennsylvania for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Salus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elkins Park.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Erie, LECOM is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wilkes University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Thomas Jefferson University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools 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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University of Scranton ranked #6 on this year’s Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
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With a ranking of #8, University of the Sciences did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. USciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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Arcadia University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Arcadia is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glenside.
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Gannon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 12,728 |
| New York | 45,482 |
| Maryland | 10,796 |
| Delaware | 2,277 |
| District of Columbia | 3,705 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Health Professions
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.