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2023 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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 school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Medical Branch is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

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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 Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the # 4 spot on the list. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Dallas, UT Southwestern is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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The University of Texas at Austin 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 #7 on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center 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 #9 on the 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 landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree medicine programs. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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Best Medicine Colleges by State

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

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).

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