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2023 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

21 Colleges
$57,667 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree School for You

With 28,629 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, medicine is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Medical College of Wisconsin to be the best school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Milwaukee, Medical College of Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science landed the # 4 spot on the list. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Chicago.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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With a ranking of #6, Northeast Ohio Medical University did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Rootstown, NEOMED is a public college with a small student population.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree medicine programs. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree medicine programs. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Rush University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #9, Rush University did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree medicine programs. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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Best Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best medicine colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,344
Ohio 1,329
Michigan 1,198
Indiana 494
Wisconsin 419

Medicine is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Medicine Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 20,665

Majors Similar to Medicine

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 21 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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