2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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With 977,800 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health professions is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 250 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Health Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.
Of the 910 students majoring in health professions at Rutgers New Brunswick, 19% are male and 81% are female.
Full Health Professions at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means LIU Post is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 866 students majoring in health professions at LIU Post, 18% are male and 82% are female.
The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Stony Brook University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 75% of the health professions majors at the school.
Out of the 250 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Jefferson University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.
Out of the 250 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehman College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public school with a large student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.
Drexel University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Of the 733 students majoring in health professions at Drexel, 14% are male and 86% are female.
With a ranking of #7, Towson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson.
About 84% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 16% are male.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 79% of the health professions majors at the school.
With a ranking of #9, Mercy College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Dobbs Ferry, Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 85% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 15% are male.
New York University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.
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Temple University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Of the 573 students majoring in health professions at Temple, 14% are male and 86% are female.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.
Of the 528 students majoring in health professions at WCUPA, 14% are male and 86% are female.
Full Health Professions at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report
Wilmington University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.
Women make up 87% of the health professions majors at the school.
Adelphi University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.
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University of Delaware came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.
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University of Maryland Global Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.
Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.
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George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
About 77% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 23% are male.
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With a ranking of #18, Duquesne University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Utica College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Utica, Utica College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 84% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 16% are male.
With a ranking of #20, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
Women make up 82% of the health professions majors at the school.
Stockton University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Stockton State is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Galloway.
Of the 432 students majoring in health professions at Stockton State, 20% are male and 80% are female.
Rutgers University - Camden did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Camden.
Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.
Full Health Professions at Rutgers University - Camden Report
With a ranking of #23, The College at Brockport did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. SUNY Brockport is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Brockport.
About 84% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 16% are male.
University of Maryland - Baltimore did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. UMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.
Of the 415 students majoring in health professions at UMB, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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University at Buffalo ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.
About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | College of Mount Saint Vincent | Bronx, NY |
| 39 | Hunter College | New York, NY |
| 40 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus | Indiana, PA |
| 41 | Rowan University | Glassboro, NJ |
| 42 | Widener University | Chester, PA |
| 43 | Clarion University of Pennsylvania | Clarion, PA |
| 44 | St John’s University - New York | Queens, NY |
| 45 | Misericordia University | Dallas, PA |
| 46 | Excelsior College | Albany, NY |
| 47 | New Jersey City University | Jersey City, NJ |
| 48 | St. John Fisher College | Rochester, NY |
| 49 | Thomas Edison State University | Trenton, NJ |
| 49 | Stevenson University | Stevenson, MD |
| 49 | SUNY Delhi | Delhi, NY |
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 25 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.
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