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2023 Most Popular Medical Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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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.

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 Most Popular Medical Science Doctor's Degree 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 8 schools in the Southwest Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Medical Science Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio the most popular school in the Southwest Region for medical science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in medical science at UT Health San Antonio, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medical science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Medical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Baylor College of Medicine is a great place for medical science students working on their doctor’s degree. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medical science schools in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree medical science programs. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public college with a small student population.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree medical science programs. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the large city of Dallas.

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Best Medical Science Colleges by State

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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 8 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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