by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 83 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for health professions students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 16,169 doctor's degrees in health professions during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Your choice of health professions for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality health professions program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for health professions 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 Health Professions 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 health professions. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
University of Pennsylvania is a wonderful option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in health professions. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of Pennsylvania
Molloy College is a good decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in health professions. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Rockville Centre.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Molloy College
Johns Hopkins University is a great option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in health professions. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Johns Hopkins University
It is hard to beat Villanova University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in health professions. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Villanova University
Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from New York University
Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Pace University - New York
UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park.More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of Maryland - College Park
Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of Maryland - Baltimore
Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Georgetown University
La Salle is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in health professions from La Salle University
Located in the large city of Staten Island, Wagner is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Wagner College
SUNY Downstate is a small public university located in the city of Brooklyn.More information about a doctorate in health professions from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a doctorate in health professions from George Washington University
Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Temple University
Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Duquesne University
University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Scranton.More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of Scranton
Here are some additional great schools for Health Professions students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Saint Joseph’s University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 18 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
| 19 | St John’s University - New York | Queens, NY |
| 20 | Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 21 | University of Rochester | Rochester, NY |
| 22 | Arcadia University | Glenside, PA |
| 23 | Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY |
| 24 | University of Delaware | Newark, DE |
| 25 | Binghamton University | Vestal, NY |
| 26 | Catholic University of America | Washington, DC |
| 27 | Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA |
Explore the best health professions schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 30 | 6,293 |
| Maryland | 29 | 1,117 |
| Pennsylvania | 29 | 6,037 |
| New Jersey | 28 | 1,476 |
| District of Columbia | 24 | 810 |
| Delaware | 21 | 101 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 6,385 |
| 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 |