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2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region

14 Colleges
$59,902 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine School for You

Medicine is the #41 most popular major in the country with 28,629 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the medicine programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Medicine Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the Far Western US Region for medicine students. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oregon Health & Science University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list. OHSU is a small public school located in the large city of Portland.

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The excellent programs at University of Nevada - Las Vegas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Far Western US Region . UNLV is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - San Francisco did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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#8

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

With a ranking of #8, Loma Linda University did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medicine programs. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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Best Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best medicine schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,756
Washington 478
Oregon 158
Nevada 242
Hawaii 68

More Medicine Rankings in the Far Western US Region

One of 30 majors within the area of study, medicine has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 14 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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