2024 Best Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

a master's degree in medical science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #136 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of medical science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 66 master's degrees in medical science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on medical science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of medical science students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt medical science students go into to obtain their master'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 medical science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for medical science students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Medical Science Schools

The medical 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 the Best Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Medical Science in Pennsylvania

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for medical science students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Master's in Medical Science

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

32 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a master's degree in medical science. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a master’s in medical science from University of Pennsylvania

2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

34 Annual Graduates

$191,732 Median Starting Salary

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in medical science. Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the medical science program make an average of $191,732 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in medical science from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Best Medical Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Medical Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	49
New Jersey	188	4
District of Columbia	154	7

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Medical Science Related Rankings by Major

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Medical Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Medical Scientist	66

Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	2,051
Allied Health Professions	1,308
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	924
Public Health	705
Health & Medical Administrative Services	575
Communication Sciences	495
Mental & Social Health Services	396
Health/Medical Prep Programs	206
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	136
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	125

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.