2024 Best Chiropractic Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Ranked #12 in popularity, chiropractic is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of chiropractic. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 188 doctor's degrees in chiropractic during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

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.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on chiropractic students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of chiropractic students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt chiropractic students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized chiropractic related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for chiropractic students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Chiropractic Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Chiropractic in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in chiropractic.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Chiropractic

1

New York Chiropractic College
Seneca Falls, NY

166 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat New York Chiropractic College if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in chiropractic. New York Chiropractic College is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Seneca Falls.More information about a doctorate in chiropractic from New York Chiropractic College

2

D'Youville College
Buffalo, NY

22 Annual Graduates

$36,779 Median Starting Salary

D'Youville College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in chiropractic. D'Youville College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Buffalo.

Soon after graduation, chiropractic doctorate recipients typically earn around $36,779 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a doctorate in chiropractic from D’Youville College

Best Chiropractic Colleges by State

Explore the best chiropractic schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	174	188

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Chiropractic Related Rankings by Major

Chiropractic is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Chiropractic Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Chiropractic	188

Most Popular Majors Related to Chiropractic

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	6,384
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	3,054
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	2,598
Dentistry	1,601
Nursing	1,338
Optometry	256
Communication Sciences	181
Public Health	147
Mental & Social Health Services	42
Alternative Medicine & Systems	42

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Michael Dorausch. More about our data sources and methodologies.