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2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

6 Ranked Colleges
1,097 Degrees Awarded
$34,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 20,073 people earned their degree in medicine, making the major the 40th most popular in the United States.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 1,097 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,097 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in medicine. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality medicine programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the medicine program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree medicine students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medicine in Pennsylvania

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 183 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Medicine at Temple

#2

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas Jefferson University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania. This medium-sized school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 261 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Thomas Jefferson University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Thomas Jefferson University are $21,978, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Thomas Jefferson University Medicine Report

#3

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn State University Park, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728.

Read more about Medicine at Penn State University Park

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Pitt is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 136 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Medicine at Pitt

#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania. Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 255 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel also took the #4 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Drexel University Medicine Report

#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s medicine degrees to 160 students in 2019-2020.

UPenn also made our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760.

Full University of Pennsylvania Medicine Report

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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