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2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

15 Colleges
$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medicine program at each school on the list.

Check out the medicine doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the most popular school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 52% of the medicine majors at the school.

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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 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 205 students majoring in medicine at UCLA, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 187 students majoring in medicine at USC, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Francisco. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular 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.

Women make up 59% of the medicine majors at the school.

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#5

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loma Linda University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

Of the 167 students majoring in medicine at Loma Linda University, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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Oregon Health & Science University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. OHSU is a small public school located in the city of Portland.

About 54% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 46% are male.

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University of California - San Diego ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 140 students majoring in medicine at UCSD, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for medicine students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

Of the 105 students majoring in medicine at UC Davis, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Of the 104 students majoring in medicine at UC Irvine, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#9

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 104 students majoring in medicine at Stanford, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Best Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best medicine schools 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 15 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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