by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 979,380 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, health professions is the 2nd most popular major in the United States. In , health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $49,056 and had an average of $35,351 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 127,473 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,408 and $38,495 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25,485 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,038 and $47,245 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 230 colleges that offered a degree in health professions. That schools that top this list have a program in health professions in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The health professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree health professions students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York Institute of Chinese Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mineola, New York. It awarded 61 masters’s health professions degrees in 2021-2022.
Full New York Institute of Chinese Medicine Health Professions Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Bloomfield, New Jersey, this small private for-profit school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s health professions students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 full report on Health Professions at Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryland University of Integrative Health. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. MUIH is a private not-for-profit institution located in Laurel, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 218 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Health Professions at Maryland University of Integrative Health
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pacific College of Health and Science. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 87 masters’s health professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 230 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Weill Cornell Medical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Weill Cornell Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 189 masters’s health professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Weill Cornell Medical College Health Professions Report
Salus University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Salus University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. It awarded 154 masters’s health professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Won Institute of Graduate Studies ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Warminster, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 22 masters’s health professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Won Institute of Graduate Studies Health Professions Report
New York Chiropractic College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York Chiropractic College is located in Seneca Falls, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 72 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Health Professions at New York Chiropractic College
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Downstate is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 312 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Health Professions Report
Saint Francis University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Loretto, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 168 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Albany Medical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. AMC Albany is located in Albany, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 73 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Upstate Medical University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 155 masters’s health professions degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Health Professions at Upstate Medical University
With a ranking of #13, D’Youville College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. D’Youville College is a small school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 282 masters’s health professions degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 full report on Health Professions at D’Youville College
With a ranking of #14, Thomas Jefferson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 693 degrees to qualified masters’s health professions students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 full report on Health Professions at Thomas Jefferson University
New York Medical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. Valhalla, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 164 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Health Professions at New York Medical College
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 251 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Health Professions at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
University of Maryland - Baltimore ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 600 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health Professions at University of Maryland - Baltimore
Dominican College of Blauvelt landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Dominican College of Blauvelt is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Orangeburg, New York. It awarded 70 masters’s health professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Dominican College of Blauvelt Health Professions Report
New York College of Health Professions landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York College of Health Professions is located in Syosset, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 45 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full New York College of Health Professions Health Professions Report
With a ranking of #20, Carlow University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carlow is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 131 masters’s health professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Nyack College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Nyack College is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 73 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Misericordia University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Dallas, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 124 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
King’s College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. King’s College PA is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 94 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 163 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health Professions at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Not only did these schools make the top 35 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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