Best Dermatologist programs in Pennsylvania, ranked by enrollment
Diagnose and treat diseases relating to the skin, hair, and nails.
9 schools in Pennsylvania run programs that feed this job, graduating 2,385 people a year. The job pays a median of — in Pennsylvania across about — jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Pennsylvania that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
2 programs in Pennsylvania that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Pennsylvania (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Pennsylvania page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 51.1201In Pennsylvania → | 1,310 | 54.9% | 7 | $33,290 | $23,488 |
| 2 | CIP 51.1202In Pennsylvania → | 1,075 | 45.1% | 2 | $33,290 | $23,488 |
Top 9 schools in Pennsylvania
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 0 of the 9 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Erie, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 623 | Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 452 | Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 299 | Medicine | — | 78% | $36,004 | 79% |
| 4 | Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 266 | Medicine | — | 69% | $26,034 | 81% |
| 5 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA Public · 1 feeder programs | 199 | Medicine | — | 75% | — | 80% |
| 6 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 148 | Medicine | — | 97% | $22,055 | 5% |
| 7 | Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus University Park, PA Public · 1 feeder programs | 142 | Medicine | — | 86% | — | 61% |
| 8 | University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA Public · 1 feeder programs | 141 | Medicine | — | 85% | — | 58% |
| 9 | Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Scranton, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 115 | Medicine | — | — | — | — |
All 9 schools in Pennsylvania
Every school in Pennsylvania with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine | Erie | Private not-for-profit | 623 | 1 |
| Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | Philadelphia | Private not-for-profit | 452 | 1 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia | Private not-for-profit | 299 | 1 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia | Private not-for-profit | 266 | 1 |
| Temple University | Philadelphia | Public | 199 | 1 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Private not-for-profit | 148 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus | University Park | Public | 142 | 1 |
| University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh | Public | 141 | 1 |
| Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine | Scranton | Private not-for-profit | 115 | 1 |
What dermatologists earn in Pennsylvania
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Dermatologists page.
How to become a Dermatologist
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
- On-the-job training
- Internship/residency
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Pennsylvania
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 7 majors mapped to Dermatologists2 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 51.1201Medicine
- 51.1202Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy
- 61.0109Internal Medicine/Dermatology Combined Specialty Program(no graduates reported)
- 61.0501Dermatology Residency Program(no graduates reported)
- 61.0502Dermatopathology Fellowship Program(no graduates reported)
- 61.0503Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship Program(no graduates reported)
- 61.0599Dermatology Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other(no graduates reported)
Common questions
Answers for people weighing dermatologists programs in Pennsylvania.
What degree do you need to become a Dermatologist?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Medicine, which awarded 1,310 degrees in Pennsylvania in 2024-25, 54.9% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Dermatologist?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 2 programs to this occupation. The largest are Medicine. Together they graduate about 2,385 people a year in Pennsylvania.
Is demand for dermatologists growing?+
BLS projects a +6.4% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, faster than average, with roughly 400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Pennsylvania?+
9 institutions in Pennsylvania reported graduates from at least one of the 2 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do dermatologists work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Mohs Surgeon, MD (Medical Doctor), Dermatologist Physician, Board Certified Dermatologist among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 29-1213.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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