2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools
Finding the Best Medicine School for You
In 2020-2021, 28,629 people earned a degree or certificate in medicine, making the major the #41 most popular in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Medicine Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 147 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medicine program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in the United States
Check out the medicine programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 15% Most Popular Medicine Schools
Our analysis found Rutgers University - New Brunswick to be the most popular school for medicine students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.
Out of the 147 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Schools list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
Out of the 147 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.
With a ranking of #6, Thomas Jefferson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Medical College of Wisconsin landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular medicine programs. Medical College of Wisconsin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Milwaukee.
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Drexel University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Schools list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Schools ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
The University of Texas Medical Branch came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Schools ranking. Located in the fringe town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public college with a small student population.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Schools list. Located in the large city of Houston, UTHealth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Augusta University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medicine students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Temple University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medicine students. It came in at #13 on the list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular medicine programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #15, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Schools list. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the city of Dallas.
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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #18, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
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Case Western Reserve University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Schools ranking. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.
New York Medical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medicine students. It came in at #19 on the list. New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valhalla.
University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medicine students. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Miami did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medicine students. It came in at #19 on the list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Medicine students that almost earned our Most Popular Medicine Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA |
| 23 | Ohio State University - Main Campus | Columbus, OH |
| 25 | Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX |
| 26 | Tufts University | Medford, MA |
| 27 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 28 | University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ |
| 29 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans | New Orleans, LA |
Medicine by Region
View the Most Popular Medicine Schools for a specific region near you.
| Region |
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
Medicine Related Majors
Medicine is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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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