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2023 Best Medicine Schools in North Carolina

4 Colleges
$56,572 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine School for You

Medicine is the #39 most popular major in North Carolina with 684 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Medicine Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Medicine Schools in North Carolina

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

Top North Carolina Schools in Medicine

#1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Wake Forest University the best school in North Carolina for medicine students. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Medicine Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in North Carolina. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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Best Medicine Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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Medicine is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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