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2024 Best Medicine Schools in Pennsylvania

5 Colleges in Pennsylvania
1,275 Medicine Degrees Awarded
Medicine is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #42 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Medicine Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,275 degrees in medicine during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Medicine School

Best Medicine Schools in Pennsylvania Your choice of medicine school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Medicine School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Medicine Degree Level

Doctor's Degrees in Medicine

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Medicine Schools in Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Medicine in Pennsylvania

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the medicine degree levels they offer.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Medicine

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA
156 Medicine Degrees Awarded

University of Pennsylvania is a great decision for students interested in a degree in medicine. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were about 156 medicine students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA
223 Medicine Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in medicine needs to check out Temple University. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 223 medicine students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in medicine from Temple University

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
256 Medicine Degrees Awarded

Thomas Jefferson University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in medicine. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 8th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 256 medicine students who graduated with this degree at Thomas Jefferson University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in medicine from Thomas Jefferson University

4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA
139 Medicine Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in medicine needs to check out University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were approximately 139 medicine students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in medicine from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
247 Medicine Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 247 medicine students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in medicine from Drexel University

Best Medicine Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 1,791
Maryland 618 270
New Jersey 614 445
District of Columbia 441 471

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One of 3 majors within the Medicine area of study, Medicine has other similar majors worth exploring.

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