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2024 Best Medicine Schools in New York

13 Colleges in New York
1,985 Medicine Degrees Awarded
Ranked #42 in popularity, medicine is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 13 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of medicine. Combined, these schools handed out 1,985 degrees in medicine to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Medicine School

Best Medicine Schools in New York The medicine program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Medicine rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for medicine schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Medicine Rankings by Degree Level

Doctor's Degrees in Medicine

The medicine 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 the Best Medicine Schools in New York. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Medicine in New York

The schools below may not offer all types of medicine degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top New York Schools in Medicine

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY
149 Medicine Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue a degree in medicine. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 149 medicine students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in medicine from Columbia University in the City of New York

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NY
127 Medicine Degrees Awarded

New York University is a good option for students interested in a degree in medicine. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 127 medicine students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in medicine from New York University

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY
127 Medicine Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai if you wish to pursue a degree in medicine. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

There were approximately 127 medicine students who graduated with this degree at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in medicine from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
189 Medicine Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in medicine needs to look into SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public university with a small student population.

There were approximately 189 medicine students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Downstate in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in medicine from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
218 Medicine Degrees Awarded

New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Valhalla.

There were approximately 218 medicine students who graduated with this degree at New York Medical College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in medicine from New York Medical College

6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In NY
118 Medicine Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of New York, Weill Cornell Medical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 118 medicine students who graduated with this degree at Weill Cornell Medical College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in medicine from Weill Cornell Medical College

7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
150 Medicine Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Syracuse, SUNY Upstate Medical University is a public university with a small student population.

There were about 150 medicine students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Upstate Medical University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in medicine from Upstate Medical University

8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NY
144 Medicine Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Albany, AMC Albany is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were roughly 144 medicine students who graduated with this degree at AMC Albany in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in medicine from Albany Medical College

9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In NY
106 Medicine Degrees Awarded

University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were approximately 106 medicine students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in medicine from University of Rochester

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SUNY Stony Brook crest
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY
133 Medicine Degrees Awarded

SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Stony Brook. This university ranks 18th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 133 medicine students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in medicine from Stony Brook University

Best Medicine Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Pennsylvania9781,275
Maryland618270
New Jersey614445
District of Columbia441471

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Medicine is one of 3 different types of Medicine programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Medicine

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy643
Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry66

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