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2023 Best Value Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$39,636 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,902 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.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Medicine Schools

$24,828 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Las Vegas the best value school in the Far Western US Region for medicine students. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNLV are $24,828 a year.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Far Western US Region . UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCLA are $43,012 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCLA is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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$34,274 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Health & Science University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list. OHSU is a small public school located in the large city of Portland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OHSU are $34,274 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - San Francisco is a great value for medicine students. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public school with a small student population.

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$24,827 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Nevada - Reno helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNR undergraduate students pay an average of $24,827 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for medicine students. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Davis are $44,399 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UC Davis is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#7

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value medicine programs. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Stanford undergraduate students pay an average of $56,169 in tuition and fees each year.

Stanford did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value medicine programs. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Irvine are $43,529 a year.

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#9

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA
$36,412 Average Tuition & Fees

Loma Linda University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value medicine programs. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

Loma Linda University undergraduate students pay an average of $36,412 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for medicine students. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

UW Seattle undergraduate students pay an average of $39,906 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW Seattle also is in the top 10% of our Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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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

More Medicine Rankings in the Far Western US Region

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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