Pediatrics

Ranked in 2013, part of Best Medical Schools

For future doctors who love children, pediatrics may be an ideal career path. Pediatricians may be generalists or can specialize in one area, including infant care or genetic counseling. These are the top medical schools for pediatrics.

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Rank School name Tuition Total medical school enrollment Additional data
#11 Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

$52,020 (full-time) 478

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#9 Stanford University

Stanford, CA

$47,343 (full-time) 461
#9 University of Washington

Seattle, WA

$28,040 (in-state, full-time); $56,970 (full-time)(out-of-state) 908
#8 Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

$19,650 (full-time) 751
#7 University of California​‒​San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

$31,134 (in-state, full-time); $43,379 (full-time)(out-of-state) 648
#6 University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

$44,726 (in-state, full-time); $45,846 (full-time)(out-of-state) 591
#5 University of Colorado​‒​Denver

Aurora, CO

$32,684 (in-state, full-time); $58,638 (full-time)(out-of-state) 644
#4 Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

$44,100 (full-time) 479
#3 University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

$28,820 (in-state, full-time); $46,550 (full-time)(out-of-state) 663
#2 Harvard University

Boston, MA

$49,875 (full-time) 700
#1 University of Pennsylvania (Perelman)

Philadelphia, PA

$47,090 (full-time) 646