2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found The University of Texas Medical Branch to be the most popular school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.
Women make up 48% of the medicine majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.
Of the 238 students majoring in medicine at UTHealth, 47% are male and 53% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.
Of the 215 students majoring in medicine at UT Health San Antonio, 54% are male and 46% are female.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Dallas, UT Southwestern is a public college with a small student population.
About 46% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 54% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor College of Medicine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 52% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 49% are male.
University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 193 students majoring in medicine at University of Arizona, 48% are male and 52% are female.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree medicine programs. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Women make up 53% of the medicine majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.
About 49% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 51% are male.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 146 students majoring in medicine at Texas A&M College Station, 55% are male and 45% are female.
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso 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 #10 on the list. TTUHSC - El Paso is a fairly small public school located in the large city of El-Paso.
Of the 93 students majoring in medicine at TTUHSC - El Paso, 54% are male and 46% are female.
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Best Medicine Colleges by State
Explore the best medicine colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 1,974 |
Arizona | 473 |
Oklahoma | 269 |
New Mexico | 229 |
Majors Related to Medicine
One of 30 majors within the area of study, medicine has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Medicine
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 13 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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