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2023 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Medical College of Wisconsin to be the best school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Medical College of Wisconsin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Milwaukee.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Northeast Ohio Medical University did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. NEOMED is a small public school located in the suburb of Rootstown.

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Case Western Reserve University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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#9

Rush University

Chicago, IL

Rush University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree medicine programs. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best medicine schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,198
Illinois 1,344
Ohio 1,329
Indiana 494
Wisconsin 419

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

Majors Similar to Medicine

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 21 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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