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2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in North Carolina

4 Colleges
$56,572 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine School for You

Medicine is the #39 most popular major in North Carolina with 684 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Medicine Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in North Carolina 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 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the most popular school in North Carolina for medicine students. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wake Forest University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

Full Medicine at East Carolina University Report

Best Medicine Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Medicine Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 565
Virginia 1,144
Florida 1,218
Tennessee 680
Kentucky 430
South Carolina 381
Louisiana 492
Arkansas 314
Alabama 404
Mississippi 228
West Virginia 370

Medicine is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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