2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Medicine 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Medicine Colleges.
Top 10 Best Medicine Schools
Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for medicine students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
The excellent programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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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 Southern California landed the # 3 spot on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oregon Health & Science University is a great place for medicine students. Located in the city of Portland, OHSU is a public college with a small student population.
The excellent programs at University of Nevada - Las Vegas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of California - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for medicine students. It came in at #6 on the list. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.
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University of California - Davis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medicine programs. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #8, Loma Linda University did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.
University of California - Irvine landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medicine programs. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Best Medicine Colleges by State
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 1,756 |
Washington | 478 |
Oregon | 158 |
Nevada | 242 |
Hawaii | 68 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Medicine
Medicine is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Medicine
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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