by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Anatomy is the 463rd most popular major in the country with 930 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 225 anatomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major” ranking looked at 34 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in anatomy. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their anatomy program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The anatomy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree anatomy students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Ohio Medical University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major. NEOMED is a small public school situated in Rootstown, Ohio. It awarded 16 masters’s anatomy degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major list. Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center is located in Des Moines, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 masters’s anatomy degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Anatomy at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Virginia Medical School landed the #3 spot on the list. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 4 masters’s anatomy degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major that were part of this year’s ranking, D’Youville College landed the #4 spot on the list. D’Youville College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Memorial University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Harrogate, Tennessee, and it awarded 16 masters’s anatomy degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Delaware came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major ranking. UD is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Alderson Broaddus University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major ranking. Alderson Broaddus University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philippi, West Virginia. It awarded 1 masters’s anatomy degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 36 masters’s anatomy degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Anatomy at Tulane University of Louisiana
Case Western Reserve University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 21 masters’s anatomy degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #10, Duke University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 28 degrees to qualified masters’s anatomy students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 15 masters’s anatomy degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Creighton University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 11 masters’s anatomy degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Upstate Medical University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Syracuse, New York, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s anatomy students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major list. UPR Medical Sciences is a public institution located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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University of Indianapolis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major ranking, coming in at #15. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s anatomy degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s anatomy degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Louis University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major ranking. Saint Louis University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s anatomy degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Louisville ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major list. This large school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 2 masters’s anatomy degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major ranking. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s anatomy degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Howard University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major ranking. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s anatomy degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
With a ranking of #21, Boston University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major list. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 10 masters’s anatomy degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major ranking, coming in at #22. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Johns Hopkins University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major ranking. Johns Hopkins is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 6 masters’s anatomy degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Utah did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major ranking, coming in at #24. U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s anatomy degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Wayne State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major ranking, coming in at #24. Wayne State is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 1 masters’s anatomy degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Loma Linda University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major ranking, coming in at #24. Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Loma Linda, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Barry University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major ranking. Barry University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of California - Irvine landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major ranking. UC Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 7 masters’s anatomy degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Chicago came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s anatomy degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of North Dakota came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 1 masters’s anatomy degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major list. SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #24, University at Buffalo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major list. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s anatomy degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anatomy Major ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s anatomy students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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