by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 21 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for medicine students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 6,385 doctor's degrees in medicine during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The medicine doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality medicine program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for medicine students working on their doctor's degree.
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 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in medicine.
It is difficult to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in medicine. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Pennsylvania
Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in medicine needs to take a look at New York University. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a doctorate in medicine from New York University
It's difficult to beat Georgetown University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in medicine. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a doctorate in medicine from Georgetown University
Temple University is a great decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in medicine. Temple is a very large public university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in medicine from Temple University
Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in medicine from Johns Hopkins University
Located in the large city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public university with a small student population.
Those medicine students who get their doctor's degree from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University earn $6,326 more than the average medicine grad.
More information about a doctorate in medicine from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in medicine from George Washington University
UMB is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Maryland - Baltimore
University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Rochester
Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in medicine from Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Explore the best medicine colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 176 | 2,307 |
| New York | 174 | 2,549 |
| Maryland | 119 | 270 |
| New Jersey | 115 | 614 |
| District of Columbia | 81 | 471 |
Medicine is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 4,437 |
| Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy | 1,798 |
| Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry | 150 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 2,971 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 2,389 |
| Nursing | 1,731 |
| Dentistry | 1,628 |
| Optometry | 255 |
| Communication Sciences | 186 |
| Public Health | 166 |
| Chiropractic | 134 |
| Other Health Professions | 63 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 49 |