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2023 Best Medicine Schools in California

8 Colleges
$60,565 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine School for You

Medicine is the #63 most popular major in California with 1,756 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Medicine Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in California to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Medicine Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Medicine Colleges.

Top California Schools in Medicine

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in California for medicine students. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college 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 California list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for medicine students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college 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 University of California - San Francisco. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in California. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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#6

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for medicine students. It came in at #6 on the list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

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

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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for medicine students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Medicine Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Medicine Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 478
Oregon 158
Nevada 242
Hawaii 68

More Medicine Rankings in California

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 8 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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