by our College Data Analytics Team
Medicine is taught at colleges nationwide, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on medicine — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared the degree focus of the 17 schools in New York offering medicine.
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Below are the schools where medicine makes up the largest share of degrees in New York.
The most focused school in the country for medicine is New York College Of Podiatric Medicine. Set in the city of New York, New York College Of Podiatric Medicine is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 100% of all degrees awarded are in medicine, or about 82 graduates in the most recent year. See more about medicine at New York College Of Podiatric Medicine
Albany Medical College ranks #2 for medicine by degree focus. Set in the city of Albany, Albany Medical College is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 61% of all degrees awarded are in medicine, or about 135 graduates in the most recent year. See more about medicine at Albany Medical College
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine ranks #3 for medicine by degree focus. Albert Einstein College Of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx. About 60% of the degrees Albert Einstein College Of Medicine awards are in medicine, or about 187 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for Albert Einstein College Of Medicine
New York Medical College is one of the most focused medicine schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 49% of all degrees awarded are in medicine, or about 193 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full medicine report for New York Medical College
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai came in at #5 on our list of the most focused medicine schools. Located in the city of New York, Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai is a private not-for-profit university. About 37% of the degrees Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai awards are in medicine, or about 133 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai
Upstate Medical University landed the #6 spot among the most focused medicine schools. Upstate Medical University is a public school located in the city of Syracuse. About 31% of the degrees Upstate Medical University awards are in medicine, or about 142 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full medicine report for Upstate Medical University
Weill Cornell Medical College placed #7 for medicine by degree focus. Located in the city of New York, Weill Cornell Medical College is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 29% of all degrees awarded are in medicine, or about 109 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full medicine report for Weill Cornell Medical College
Suny Downstate Medical Center landed the #8 spot among the most focused medicine schools. Suny Downstate Medical Center is a public school located in the city of Brooklyn. About 27% of the degrees Suny Downstate Medical Center awards are in medicine, or about 206 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full medicine report for Suny Downstate Medical Center
New York Institute Of Technology comes in at #9 for medicine focus this year. New York Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Old Westbury. Medicine accounts for around 22% of the degrees granted here, or about 391 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for New York Institute Of Technology
Touro College comes in at #10 for medicine focus this year. Set in the city of New York, Touro College is a private not-for-profit institution. About 7% of the degrees Touro College awards are in medicine, or about 244 graduates in the most recent year. See more about medicine at Touro College
Hofstra University ranked #11 on our list of the most focused medicine schools. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra University is a private not-for-profit university. Medicine accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 96 graduates in the most recent year. See more about medicine at Hofstra University
University Of Rochester ranked #12 on our list of the most focused medicine schools. University Of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester. About 2% of the degrees University Of Rochester awards are in medicine, or about 92 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for University Of Rochester
Cuny City College comes in at #13 for medicine focus this year. Cuny City College is a public school located in the city of New York. About 2% of the degrees Cuny City College awards are in medicine, or about 57 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full medicine report for Cuny City College
University At Buffalo comes in at #14 for medicine focus this year. Set in the suburb of Buffalo, University At Buffalo is a public institution. About 2% of the degrees University At Buffalo awards are in medicine, or about 169 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for University At Buffalo
Stony Brook University comes in at #15 for medicine focus this year. Set in the suburb of Stony Brook, Stony Brook University is a public institution. About 2% of the degrees Stony Brook University awards are in medicine, or about 124 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full medicine report for Stony Brook University
Columbia University In The City Of New York comes in at #16 for medicine focus this year. Columbia University In The City Of New York is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. At this school, roughly 0.9% of all degrees awarded are in medicine, or about 142 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for Columbia University In The City Of New York
New York University ranked #17 on our list of the most focused medicine schools. Set in the city of New York, New York University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 0.6% of the degrees New York University awards are in medicine, or about 134 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for New York University
This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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