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2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region

14 Colleges
$59,902 Avg Salary

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

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

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 large suburb of Stanford.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly 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 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 large city of Portland, OHSU 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 Nevada - Las Vegas is a great place for medicine students. 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for medicine students. It came in at #6 on the list. UCSF is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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University of California - Davis ranked #7 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the 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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medicine programs. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college 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 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 came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Medicine Colleges by State

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

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

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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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