by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 35,945 people earned their degree in health sciences and services, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, health sciences and services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,887 and had an average of $24,736 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 5,991 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,032 and $21,864 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 114 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in health sciences and services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their health sciences and services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The health science 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 Science 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 science students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey City University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified masters’s health science students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Madison, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s health science students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the #3 spot on the list. Towson University is a large public school situated in Towson, Maryland. It awarded 32 masters’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rowan University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Glassboro, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified masters’s health science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Canisius College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Buffalo, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s health science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 more about Health Sciences & Services at Canisius College
University of Delaware ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 8 masters’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 4 masters’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Rutgers New Brunswick
With a ranking of #8, Drexel University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 102 diplomas to qualified masters’s health science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 more about Health Sciences & Services at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Touro College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 247 diplomas to qualified masters’s health science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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