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2023 Best Medicine Schools in Tennessee

3 Colleges
$54,822 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine School for You

Medicine is one of the most popular subjects to study in Tennessee. With 680 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Medicine Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Tennessee to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Medicine Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best for medicine majors pursuing a .

Top Tennessee Schools in Medicine

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in Tennessee for medicine students. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

Full Medicine at Vanderbilt University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public college with a small student population.

Full Medicine at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Tennessee State University is a great place for medicine students. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public college with a large student population.

Full Medicine at East Tennessee State University Report

Best Medicine Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Medicine Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,144
Florida 1,218
Georgia 565
North Carolina 684
Kentucky 430
Louisiana 492
Alabama 404
South Carolina 381
Mississippi 228
Arkansas 314
West Virginia 370

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

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 3 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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