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2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in California

9 Colleges
$57,667 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,756 degrees and certificates were awarded to medicine students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in California to see which doctor's degree 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.

Check out the medicine doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the most popular school in California for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 45% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

About 51% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 49% are male.

Full Medicine at University of Southern California Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Francisco. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.

Of the 173 students majoring in medicine at UCSF, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#4

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loma Linda University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 56% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

About 55% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 45% are male.

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University of California - Davis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 34% are male.

Full Medicine at University of California - Davis Report

#7

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for medicine students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

About 53% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 47% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 43% are male.

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University of California - Riverside did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for medicine students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 53% of the medicine majors at the school.

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Best Medicine Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Medicine Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 478
Oregon 158
Nevada 242
Hawaii 68

Medicine is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

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 9 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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