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2023 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$57,667 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 28,629 medicine students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the medicine doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA 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 University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon Health & Science University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Portland, OHSU is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Nevada - Las Vegas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - San Francisco landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree medicine programs. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for medicine students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for medicine students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best medicine schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 158
California 1,756
Washington 478
Nevada 242
Hawaii 68

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, medicine has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medicine Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 20,665

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 14 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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