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2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region

12 Colleges
$53,856 Avg Salary
$16,640 Avg Student Debt

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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Medicine Schools

Our analysis found Baylor College of Medicine to be the best school for medicine students who want to pursue a 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 be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Medical Branch. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Medicine 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 medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center landed the # 5 spot on the list. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the city of Dallas.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly 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. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center ranked #9 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region list. UOHSC is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region list. 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 schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

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

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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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