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2024 Best Anatomy Schools

27 Colleges in the United States
836 Anatomy Degrees Awarded
A degree in anatomy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #463 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 27 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of anatomy. Combined, these schools handed out 836 degrees in anatomy to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Anatomy School

Best Anatomy Schools The anatomy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Anatomy rankings. We derive our Best Overall Anatomy 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.

Anatomy Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Anatomy
Master's Degrees in Anatomy
Doctor's Degrees in Anatomy

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Anatomy Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Anatomy in the United States

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

10 Top Schools in Anatomy

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
462 Anatomy Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat University of California - San Diego if you want to pursue a degree in anatomy. UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Jolla. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.

There were roughly 462 anatomy students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in anatomy from University of California - San Diego

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
61 Anatomy Degrees Awarded

Duke University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in anatomy. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were about 60.99999999999999 anatomy students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
40.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in anatomy needs to look into Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were roughly 5 anatomy students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
38.9% Growth in Graduates

Case Western Reserve University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in anatomy. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cleveland. A Best Colleges rank of #63 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.

There were roughly 18 anatomy students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in anatomy from Case Western Reserve University

5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL

Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 anatomy students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In LA
32 Anatomy Degrees Awarded

Tulane is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Orleans. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.

There were about 32 anatomy students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in anatomy from Tulane University of Louisiana

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA

Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were about 5 anatomy students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA

Located in the city of Norfolk, Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public school with a small student population.

There were approximately 14 anatomy students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Virginia Medical School in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in anatomy from Eastern Virginia Medical School

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH

Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 10 anatomy students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in anatomy from Ohio State University - Main Campus

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UC Irvine is a fairly large public university located in the city of Irvine. A Best Colleges rank of #61 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.More information about a degree in anatomy from University of California - Irvine

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Anatomy is one of 6 different types of Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology 4,307
Cell/Cellular Biology & Histology 524
Other Cell/Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences 318
Cell Biology & Anatomy 131
Developmental Biology & Embryology 90

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