2023 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree School for You
Medicine is the #41 most popular major in the country with 28,629 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Baylor College of Medicine to be the best school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Medical Branch. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Southwest Region . UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Dallas, UT Southwestern is a public school with a small student population.
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked #6 on this year’s Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.
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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center ranked #9 on this year’s Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for medicine students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.
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Explore the best medicine schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,974 |
| Arizona | 473 |
| Oklahoma | 269 |
| New Mexico | 229 |
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Medicine Related Rankings by Major
One of 30 majors within the area of study, medicine has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Medicine
| 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 12 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.