2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor'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 Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 114 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . La Salle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at La Salle are $1,455 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Wilmington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Castle.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wilmington University are $9,060 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Scranton. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.
University of Scranton graduate students pay an average of $11,630 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, University of Scranton is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LECOM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at LECOM are $14,511 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend York College of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at YCP are $11,646 a year.
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New York Chiropractic College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York Chiropractic College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seneca Falls.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at New York Chiropractic College are $18,144 per year.
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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
FDU graduate students pay an average of $10,722 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Holy Family University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Holy Family is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Holy Family are $12,181 per year.
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Montclair State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 a year.
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Clarion University of Pennsylvania came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clarion University are $13,862 per year.
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Marist College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marist are $15,760 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Marist also did well on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Salisbury University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Salisbury are $15,765 a year.
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Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences 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 #13 on the list. PA College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lancaster.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at PA College are $16,128 per year.
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With a ranking of #14, Salus University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Elkins Park, Salus University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Salus University are $33,125 a year.
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Thomas Edison State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
TESU graduate students pay an average of $12,024 in tuition and fees each year.
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Villanova University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 a year.
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West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. WCUPA is a large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, WCUPA is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | Brooklyn, NY |
| 19 | Moravian College | Bethlehem, PA |
| 20 | St. John Fisher College | Rochester, NY |
| 20 | Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus | Madison, NJ |
| 22 | Alvernia University | Reading, 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 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.