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2025 Best Medicine Schools in Pennsylvania

5 Colleges in Pennsylvania
2,295 Medicine Degrees Awarded
$65,617 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in medicine, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #40 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for medicine students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,295 degrees in medicine to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Medicine School

Best Medicine Schools in Pennsylvania Your choice of medicine school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Medicine School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Doctor's Degrees in Medicine

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Medicine Schools in Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Medicine in Pennsylvania

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the medicine degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Medicine

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
170 Medicine Degrees Awarded
8.2% Growth in Graduates

University of Pennsylvania is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in medicine. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 170 medicine students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year. Those medicine students who get their degree from University of Pennsylvania make $5,750 more than the typical medicine graduate.

More information about a degree in medicine from University of Pennsylvania

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
289 Medicine Degrees Awarded
$67,343 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in medicine needs to look into Temple University. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 289 medicine students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, medicine degree recipients typically make an average of $67,343 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in medicine from Temple University

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
259 Medicine Degrees Awarded
1.2% Growth in Graduates

Thomas Jefferson University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in medicine. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 7th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 259 medicine students who graduated with this degree at Thomas Jefferson University in the most recent data year. Those medicine students who get their degree from Thomas Jefferson University receive $2,375 more than the standard medicine graduate.

More information about a degree in medicine from Thomas Jefferson University

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
245 Medicine Degrees Awarded
$68,085 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Drexel University if you want to pursue a degree in medicine. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 245 medicine students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the medicine major at Drexel University make $2,468 above the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
156 Medicine Degrees Awarded
10.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #85 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were about 156 medicine students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, medicine degree recipients typically earn an average of $67,571 in their early careers.

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Best Medicine Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Medicine Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 333 2,549
Maryland 279 270
New Jersey 273 614
District of Columbia 188 471

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One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Medicine has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medicine Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 1,311
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy 905
Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry 79

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 12,725
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 3,290
Allied Health Professions 3,012
Health & Medical Administrative Services 2,578
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 1,993
Health Sciences & Services 1,739
Public Health 1,682
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 1,453
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 1,290
Communication Sciences 1,259

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