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2023 Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medical Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the medical science programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center the most popular school in the Southwest Region for medical science students. Located in the city of Dallas, UT Southwestern is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the # 2 spot on the list. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is a great place for medical science students. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The excellent programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.

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Baylor College of Medicine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medical science students. It came in at #7 on the list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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#10

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

Northern Arizona University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medical science students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 10 schools only.

  • 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.

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