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2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$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 Most Popular Medicine 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 programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medicine program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medicine majors pursuing a .

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

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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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#5

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loma Linda University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

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

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

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University of California - Davis ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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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. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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#9

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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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 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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