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2023 Best Value Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$32,623 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,667 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree School for You

Medicine is the #41 most popular major in the country with 28,629 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for medicine students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the medicine doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Nevada - Las Vegas to be the best value school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UNLV is a very large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNLV are $22,698 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 a year.

UCLA also claimed a spot on our Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon Health & Science University landed the # 3 spot on the list. OHSU is a small public school located in the large city of Portland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHSU are $28,460 per year.

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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 Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public school with a small student population.

UCSF graduate students pay an average of $28,101 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Reno is a great value for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNR graduate students pay an average of $22,380 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Davis ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

UC Davis graduate students pay an average of $28,710 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 per year.

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Irvine are $28,458 per year.

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#9

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loma Linda University are $31,058 per year.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree medicine programs. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 a year.

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Best Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best medicine colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,756
Washington 478
Oregon 158
Nevada 242
Hawaii 68

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 14 schools only.

  • 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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