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2023 Best Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Medical Science School for You

Medical Science is the #25 most popular major in the country with 909 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare 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.

The Best Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Schools in Medical Science

Our analysis found Baylor College of Medicine to be the best school for medical science 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 city of Houston.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the city of Dallas.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large 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 Medical Branch landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medical science programs. Located in the fringe town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public school with a small student population.

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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center ranked #7 on this year’s Best Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. UOHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best schools for medical science students. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Medical Science Colleges by State

Explore the best medical science colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 48
Arizona 8
Oklahoma 6

Medical Science is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Medical Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Medical Scientist 853
Clinical and Translational Science 52
Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain 4

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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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