2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in the Middle Atlantic Region

A doctor's degree in health sciences and services is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #83 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the most popular for health sciences and services students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 12 doctor's degrees in health sciences and services during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Health Sciences & Services School for Your Doctor's Degree

The health science doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of health sciences and services students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Health Sciences & Services Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for health sciences and services.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Health Sciences & Services in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in health sciences and services.

Most Well Attended Schools for Health Science Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

California University of Pennsylvania
California, PA

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In PA

#1 Best Quality In PA

California University of Pennsylvania is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in health sciences and services. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in health sciences and services in Pennsylvania. More information about a doctorate in health sciences and services from California University of Pennsylvania

2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NJ

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in health sciences and services has to take a look at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in health sciences and services in New Jersey. More information about a doctorate in health sciences and services from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

3

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg, PA

#2 Most Popular In PA

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is a popular option for students interested in a doctor's degree in health sciences and services. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of East Stroudsburg. More information about a doctorate in health sciences and services from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the most popular health sciences and services colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	176	4
New Jersey	113	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Health Science

Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Health Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Health & Wellness	11
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	6,110
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	2,732
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	2,664
Dentistry	1,527
Nursing	1,216
Optometry	248
Communication Sciences	193
Public Health	186
Chiropractic	180
Mental & Social Health Services	39

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo. More about our data sources and methodologies.