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2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in California

9 Colleges
$60,565 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine School for You

Medicine is the #63 most popular major in California with 1,756 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Medicine Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in California 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Medicine Colleges.

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the most popular school for medicine students who want to pursue a degree in California. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for medicine students. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - San Francisco. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

The excellent programs at Loma Linda University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in California. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in California list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#7

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

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

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University of California - Irvine ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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University of California - Riverside ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Schools in California list. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

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Best Medicine Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 9 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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