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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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Health Sciences & Services is the 34th most popular major in the country with 36,762 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , health sciences & services graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $35,967 and had an average of $24,125 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 6,222 health sciences & services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,151 and $20,625 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 health sciences & services graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,902 and $128,547 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health sciences & services. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in health sciences & services.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s health science students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Rutgers University - New Brunswick
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s health science students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Read more about Health Sciences & Services at East Stroudsburg University
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