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2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region

12 Colleges
$53,856 Avg Salary
$16,640 Avg Student Debt

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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Medicine Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Baylor College of Medicine the best school in the Southwest Region for medicine students. Located in the city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas Medical Branch. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the # 3 spot on the list. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the # 4 spot on the list. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Dallas, UT Southwestern is a public college with a small student population.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medicine programs. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medicine programs. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medicine programs. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

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Best Medicine Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,974
Arizona 473
Oklahoma 269
New Mexico 229

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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 12 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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