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2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

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$57,667 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree 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 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Tennessee 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.

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

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center to be the most popular school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Tennessee. Located in the city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 39% of the medicine majors at the school.

Read full report on Medicine at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center

#2

Meharry Medical College

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Meharry Medical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Meharry Medical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 110 students majoring in medicine at Meharry Medical College, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Full Medicine at Meharry Medical College Report

#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medicine schools in Tennessee. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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

Full Medicine at Vanderbilt University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 72 students majoring in medicine at ETSU, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Read full report on Medicine at East Tennessee State University

Best Medicine Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 4 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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