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Medicine at Duke University

What traits are you looking for in a school for Medicine, you may want to check out the program at Duke University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Duke University is located in Durham, NC.

During the most recent reporting year, 133 medicine degrees were awarded at Duke University.

Studying Online at Duke University

Many students take online classes at Duke University. Among 17,499 students, 1,312 (7%) studied exclusively online and 2,836 (16%) took at least some classes online.

Medicine Rankings at Duke University

These rankings give you a sense of how Duke University’s Medicine program against peer institutions.

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	North Carolina	#1 of 5
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#1 of 40
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#5 of 146
Best Value	North Carolina	#5 of 5
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#33 of 35
Best Value	Nationwide	#108 of 121

More Specific Medicine Concentrations at Duke University

This Medicine program at Duke University includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Medicine	133

Highest-Paying Careers for Medicine Graduates

Graduates of the Medicine program at Duke University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Medicine graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Neurologists	$159,086
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$157,243
Podiatrists	$141,542
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$126,544
Physicians, Pathologists	$120,724
Urologists	$119,720
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	$117,397
Sports Medicine Physicians	$115,792
Cardiologists	$114,867
Hospitalists	$114,577

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.