2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Medicine 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.
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2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Medicine Colleges.
Top 10 Best Medicine Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the Far Western US Region for medicine students. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for medicine students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oregon Health & Science University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Portland, OHSU is a public college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of California - San Francisco ranked #6 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list. 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. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Loma Linda University did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students. 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for medicine students. It came in at #9 on the list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
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With a ranking of #10, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Oregon | 158 |
California | 1,756 |
Washington | 478 |
Nevada | 242 |
Hawaii | 68 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Medicine
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, medicine has other similar majors worth exploring.
Medicine Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Medicine | 20,665 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Medicine
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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.