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2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Great Lakes Region

21 Colleges
$57,332 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Medicine Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for medicine majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Medicine Schools

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

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for medicine students. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Great Lakes Region . RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Chicago.

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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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Northeast Ohio Medical University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Medicine Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Rootstown, NEOMED is a public school with a small student population.

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Case Western Reserve University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for medicine students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college 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 medicine programs. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

Rush University

Chicago, IL

Rush University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Medicine Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. 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

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

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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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