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2023 Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Medical Science School for You

Medical Science is the #147 most popular major in the country with 909 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, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medical Science program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon Health & Science University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for medical science students. OHSU is a small public school located in the city of Portland.

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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 #2 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for medical science students. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the 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 #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great place for medical science students. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

With a ranking of #6, Keck Graduate Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medical science students. KGI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medical science students. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#9

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medical science students. It came in at #9 on the list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

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Southern California University of Health Sciences ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Whittier.

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Best Medical Science Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 86
Washington 7
Oregon 52

One of 29 majors within the area of study, medical science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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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