2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools
Finding the Best Medicine School for You
With 28,629 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, medicine is the #9 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Most Popular Medicine Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 147 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medicine program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medicine majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Most Popular Medicine Schools
Our analysis found Rutgers University - New Brunswick to be the most popular school for medicine students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.
The excellent programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Full Medicine at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report
Out of the 147 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Schools list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
Full Medicine at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Schools list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.
With a ranking of #6, Thomas Jefferson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
With a ranking of #7, Medical College of Wisconsin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students. Medical College of Wisconsin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Milwaukee.
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Drexel University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Schools ranking. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medicine students. It came in at #9 on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular medicine programs. Located in the fringe town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public college with a small student population.
Full Medicine at The University of Texas Medical Branch Report
With a ranking of #11, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Full Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Report
Augusta University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Schools list. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Temple University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medicine students. It came in at #13 on the list. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medicine students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #15, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Schools ranking. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the city of Dallas.
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medicine students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public college with a small student population.
University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medicine students. It came in at #18 on the list. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Full Medicine at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report
University of California - Los Angeles came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
New York Medical College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Schools ranking. New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valhalla.
Case Western Reserve University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medicine students. It came in at #19 on the list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.
University of Miami came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Schools ranking. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Medicine students that almost earned our Most Popular Medicine Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA |
| 23 | Ohio State University - Main Campus | Columbus, OH |
| 25 | Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX |
| 26 | Tufts University | Medford, MA |
| 27 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 28 | University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ |
| 29 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans | New Orleans, LA |
Medicine by Region
View the Most Popular Medicine Schools for a specific region near you.
| Region |
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
Medicine Related Majors
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 25 schools only.
- 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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