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2023 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$57,667 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 28,629 medicine students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the medicine doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA 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 #3 on our 2023 Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon Health & Science University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Portland, OHSU is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - San Francisco ranked #6 on this year’s Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.

Full Medicine at University of California - San Francisco Report

With a ranking of #7, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for medicine students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college 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

Medicine is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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