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2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

23 Colleges
$57,667 Avg Salary

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In 2020-2021, 28,629 medicine students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

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The Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medicine program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis to be the most popular school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 291 students majoring in medicine at UIC, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medicine schools in the Great Lakes Region . Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

Of the 283 students majoring in medicine at Wayne State, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Full Medicine at Wayne State University Report

Out of the 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Medical College of Wisconsin landed the # 4 spot on the list. Medical College of Wisconsin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Milwaukee.

Women make up 50% of the medicine majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Case Western Reserve University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medicine schools in the Great Lakes Region . Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

About 54% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 46% are male.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 52% of the medicine majors at the school.

Full Medicine at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State 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. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Women make up 51% of the medicine majors at the school.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Women make up 49% of the medicine majors at the school.

Full Medicine at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree medicine programs. Located in the suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS 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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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 56% of the medicine majors at the school.

Full Medicine at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

Best Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best medicine schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,198
Illinois 1,344
Ohio 1,329
Indiana 494
Wisconsin 419

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 23 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).

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