2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Medicine School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, medicine was ranked #41 in the country. In fact 28,629 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Best Medicine Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Medicine Colleges.
Top 10 Best Medicine Schools
Our analysis found Medical College of Wisconsin to be the best school for medicine students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Medical College of Wisconsin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Milwaukee.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for medicine students. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Northeast Ohio Medical University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Medicine Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. NEOMED is a small public school located in the large suburb of Rootstown.
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With a ranking of #7, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.
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Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for medicine students. It came in at #8 on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
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With a ranking of #9, Rush University did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 1,198 |
Ohio | 1,329 |
Illinois | 1,344 |
Indiana | 494 |
Wisconsin | 419 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Medicine
Medicine is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Medicine
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 21 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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