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2023 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

12 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.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Medicine 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. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Southwest 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

Our 2023 rankings named Baylor College of Medicine the best school in the Southwest Region for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the # 2 spot on the list. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the # 3 spot on the list. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Dallas, UT Southwestern is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #8 on this year’s Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree medicine programs. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public college with a small student population.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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Best Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best medicine schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,974
Arizona 473
Oklahoma 269
New Mexico 229

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

Medicine Focus Areas

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 12 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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