2023 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 25 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Health Professions
Our analysis found Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . LECOM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Erie.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York Institute of Chinese Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mineola.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weill Cornell Medical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Weill Cornell Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Albany Medical College is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Albany, AMC Albany is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Saint Vincent College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. Saint Vincent is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Latrobe.
Salus University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Elkins Park, Salus University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Albany College of Pharmacy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.
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Teachers College at Columbia University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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Elizabethtown College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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University of Pennsylvania came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #12, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public school with a small student population.
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Yeshiva University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Yeshiva is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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With a ranking of #14, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
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Cornell University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Marist College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Johns Hopkins University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
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With a ranking of #18, Thomas Jefferson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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York College of Pennsylvania landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Ithaca College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’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.
With a ranking of #21, University of the Sciences did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, USciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Villanova University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
University of Maryland - Baltimore landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. UMB is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.
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Georgetown University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’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.
Arcadia University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Glenside, Arcadia is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Rest of the Top Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Health Professions students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | DeSales University | Center Valley, PA |
| 31 | Gannon University | Erie, PA |
| 32 | King’s College | Wilkes-Barre, PA |
| 33 | Loyola University Maryland | Baltimore, MD |
| 34 | Towson University | Towson, MD |
| 35 | Chatham University | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 36 | Sarah Lawrence College | Bronxville, NY |
| 37 | Marywood University | Scranton, PA |
| 38 | University of Scranton | Scranton, PA |
| 39 | Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY |
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 |
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Health Professions Related Rankings by Major
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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