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2023 Most Popular Medical Science Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Medical Science Doctor's Degree School for You

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

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Medical Science Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 35 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medical Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical science majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions to be the most popular school for medical science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in medical science at the school are women while 42% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great place for medical science students working on their doctor’s degree. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

Of the 7 students majoring in medical science at CU Anschutz, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medical science schools in the United States. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

Of the 7 students majoring in medical science at UW Seattle, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Medical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in medical science at the school are women while 67% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medical science schools in the United States. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 67% of the students majoring in medical science at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#6

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

Butler University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for medical science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Butler is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for medical science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medical science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the medical science majors at the school.

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#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for medical science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Of the 3 students majoring in medical science at UK, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Medical Science by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 35 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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