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2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Southeast Region

35 Colleges
$55,627 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Medicine Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for medicine majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Medicine Schools

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found Vanderbilt University to be the best school for medicine students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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The excellent programs at Eastern Virginia Medical School helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Southeast Region . Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

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#3

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

The excellent programs at Wake Forest University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Southeast Region . Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for medicine students. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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Morehouse School of Medicine ranked #6 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Atlanta, MSM is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

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Medical University of South Carolina landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medicine programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, MUSC is a public college with a small student population.

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#9

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

With a ranking of #9, Emory University did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Medicine Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best medicine schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 565
Virginia 1,144
North Carolina 684
Florida 1,218
Tennessee 680
Kentucky 430
South Carolina 381
Louisiana 492
Arkansas 314
Alabama 404
Mississippi 228
West Virginia 370

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 25 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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