2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular 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 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.
2023 Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Medical Science Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Medical Science Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center the most popular school in the Southwest Region for medical science students. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the city of Dallas.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for medical science students. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is a great place for medical science students. Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center is a great place for medical science students. UOHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.
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Baylor College of Medicine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular medical science programs. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medical science students. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
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The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular medical science programs. Located in the fringe town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public college with a small student population.
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Northern Arizona University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular medical science programs. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 48 |
Arizona | 8 |
Oklahoma | 6 |
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 10 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.