2023 Best Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region
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 2023 rankings named Baylor College of Medicine the best school in the Southwest Region for medical science students. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region 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 college with a medium-sized student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the # 5 spot on the 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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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas Medical Branch did quite well on this year’s best schools for medical science students. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public school with a small student population.
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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medical science programs. UOHSC is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.
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University of Arizona landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medical science programs. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medical science programs. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 48 |
Arizona | 8 |
Oklahoma | 6 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Medical Science
Medical Science is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Medical Science Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Medical Scientist | 853 |
Clinical and Translational Science | 52 |
Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain | 4 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.