A program that focuses on the application of physics, nuclear science, and engineering physics to diagnostic, treatment, and therapeutic processes and public health protection. Includes instruction in radiation biophysics, biophysics, health effects of natural and artificially induced radiation, hazard evaluation, environmental radioactivity, nuclear physics, engineering physics, radiobiology, medical radiology, calibration and dosage theory, computer applications and medical informatics, and specific research problems.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon State University | 30 | 0% | $26,892 |
| 2 | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | 19 | 12% | N/A |
| 3 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 16 | 0% | $26,025 |
| 4 | University of California-San Francisco | 16 | 4% | N/A |
| 5 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 11 | 0% | $22,639 |
| 6 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 10 | 0% | $28,776 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt University | 10 | 0% | $70,146 |
| 8 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 9 | 0% | $65,386 |
| 9 | Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | 9 | 5% | $14,594 |
| 10 | San Diego State University | 7 | 0% | $29,318 |
| 11 | Wayne State University | 7 | 0% | $27,157 |
| 12 | Creighton University | 5 | 0% | $54,952 |
| 13 | Hofstra University | 5 | 0% | $63,748 |
| 14 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 5 | 0% | $24,035 |
| 15 | Cleveland State University | 4 | 0% | $29,045 |
| 16 | Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania | 4 | 0% | $25,052 |
| 17 | Oregon Health & Science University | 4 | 1% | N/A |
| 18 | Florida Atlantic University | 3 | 0% | $24,235 |
| 19 | University of Rhode Island | 3 | 0% | $30,351 |
| 20 | Radiological Technologies University VT | 3 | 9% | N/A |
| 21 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 2 | 0% | $30,360 |
| 22 | University at Buffalo | 2 | 0% | $27,758 |
| 23 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 2 | 0% | $30,298 |
| 24 | Rowan University | 1 | 0% | $32,099 |
| 25 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 1 | 0% | $27,898 |
| 26 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | 1 | 0% | N/A |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Health/Medical Physics program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.