Cleveland, OH (population: 424,526) has four medical science schools within its city limits. Case Western Reserve University, the highest ranked school in the city with a medical science program, has a total student population of 9,738. It is the 87th highest ranked school in the USA and the 3rd highest in the state of Ohio (#1 is Ohio State University-Main Campus).
Medical Science students from Cleveland schools who go on to become medical scientists, physicians, doctors, nurses, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 101,760 people working as medical scientists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $84,760. Also, Life scientists make on average $72,590 per year and there are about 12,320 of them employed in the US today.
Cleveland lies in Cuyahoga county, which is one of the 36 counties in Ohio. Overall, the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor area has 1,003,270 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1.0% unemployment rate, $20.16/hr average worker wage, and a $41,930 average annual salary.
Of the 4 medical science schools in Cleveland, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Case Western Reserve University comes out as the most expensive ($26,055/yr) for medical science students, with Cleveland State University as the lowest, reported at only $12,443/yr.
Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Cleveland |
Cleveland Heights | OH | 44,848 | 1 | 34.6777 | 3 | 6.6 miles |
Parma | OH | 76,338 | 1 | 26.2004 | 15 | 7.4 miles |
Warrensville Heights | OH | - | 1 | 16.9884 | 13 | 8.6 miles |
Highland Heights | OH | - | 2 | 31.299 | 116 | 11.6 miles |
North Olmsted | OH | - | 1 | 26.1035 | 13 | 13.4 miles |
Strongsville | OH | 42,251 | 1 | 28.2567 | 15 | 14.1 miles |
Cuyahoga Falls | OH | 51,250 | 1 | 27.2194 | 16 | 23.0 miles |
Mentor | OH | 52,000 | 2 | 33.5238 | 9 | 23.2 miles |
Elyria | OH | 54,854 | 1 | 9.2858 | 63 | 23.3 miles |
Medina | OH | - | 2 | 28.5662 | 14 | 25.5 miles |
Lorain | OH | 70,400 | 1 | 24.183 | 2 | 26.1 miles |
Akron | OH | 205,375 | 10 | 16.7669 | 304 | 28.9 miles |
Suffield | OH | - | 2 | 21.6911 | 11 | 36.0 miles |
North Canton | OH | - | 2 | 20.0373 | 113 | 44.2 miles |
Milan | OH | - | 1 | 27.8478 | 15 | 49.7 miles |
Youngstown | OH | 71,023 | 5 | 24.5415 | 214 | 59.6 miles |
Lisbon | OH | - | 1 | 6.46571 | 19 | 68.2 miles |
New Philadelphia | OH | - | 2 | 20.6614 | 41 | 69.6 miles |
New Wilmington | PA | - | 1 | 66.0236 | 69 | 74.2 miles |
Meadville | PA | - | 3 | 46.4275 | 58 | 79.9 miles |
Tiffin | OH | - | 3 | 36.5272 | 159 | 81.8 miles |
Erie | PA | 103,895 | 10 | 28.3152 | 329 | 93.5 miles |
Saint Clair Shores | MI | 59,971 | 1 | 11.5792 | 3 | 93.5 miles |
Detroit | MI | 901,160 | 11 | 18.127 | 476 | 96.0 miles |
Taylor | MI | 58,134 | 1 | 26.0382 | 3 | 97.0 miles |
Dearborn | MI | 82,453 | 3 | 34.0016 | 184 | 97.5 miles |
Warren | MI | 133,470 | 6 | 23.1927 | 131 | 98.5 miles |
Toledo | OH | 288,207 | 7 | 20.3804 | 301 | 99.1 miles |
Clinton Township | MI | - | 2 | 7.68254 | 63 | 99.6 miles |