Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region

9 Colleges

Finding the Best Medical Science School for You

Medical Science is the #248 most popular major in the country with 909 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Medical Science Colleges.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Medical Science

Our 2023 rankings named Baylor College of Medicine the best school in the Southwest Region for medical science students. Located in the city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Medical Science at Baylor College of Medicine

The excellent programs at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Dallas, UT Southwestern is a public college with a small student population.

Read More…

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

Read More…

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Full Medical Science at The University of Texas at Austin Report

The excellent programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in the Southwest Region . UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Full Medical Science at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Report

The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked #6 on this year’s Best Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.

Read More…

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medical science programs. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public college with a small student population.

Read More…

#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for medical science students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Medical Science at University of Arizona

The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #9 on this year’s Best Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

Read full report on Medical Science at The University of Texas at San Antonio

Best Medical Science Colleges by State

Explore the best medical science colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 48
Arizona 8
Oklahoma 6

Medical Science is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.