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2025 Best Medical Scientist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

4 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
151 Medical Scientist Degrees Awarded
Medical Scientist is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #484 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Medical Scientist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 151 degrees in medical scientist to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Medical Scientist School

Best Medical Scientist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of medical scientist school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for medical scientist schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Master's Degrees in Medical Scientist
Doctor's Degrees in Medical Scientist

The medical scientist 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 Scientist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Medical Scientist in the Middle Atlantic Region

The schools below may not offer all types of medical scientist degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Medical Scientist

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
46 Medical Scientist Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in medical scientist needs to take a look at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 6th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 46 medical scientist students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
31 Medical Scientist Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a degree in medical scientist. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were about 31 medical scientist students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In DC

George Washington University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in medical scientist. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 medical scientist students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY

It is difficult to beat New York Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in medical scientist. Located in the rural area of Old Westbury, NYIT is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 106th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 18 medical scientist students who graduated with this degree at NYIT in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Medical Scientist Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 51
Pennsylvania 978 68
New Jersey 614 4
District of Columbia 441 13

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Medical Scientist is one of 5 different types of Medical Science programs to choose from.

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Clinical and Translational Science 18
Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain 2

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