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2023 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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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 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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Southwest 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 Baylor College of Medicine to be the best school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas Medical Branch. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the fringe town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UTHealth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the large city of Dallas.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked #6 on this year’s Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public school with a small student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center 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. UOHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree medicine programs. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM 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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,974
Arizona 473
Oklahoma 269
New Mexico 229

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 12 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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