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2023 Best Medicine Schools in District of Columbia

3 Colleges
$58,670 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine School for You

Medicine is one of the most popular subjects to study in District of Columbia. With 471 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Medicine Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in District of Columbia to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Medicine Schools in District of Columbia

Check out the medicine programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top District of Columbia Schools in Medicine

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the best school for medicine students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Read full report on Medicine at Georgetown University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in District of Columbia list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Full Medicine at George Washington University Report

#3

Howard University

Washington, DC

The excellent programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in District of Columbia. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Full Medicine at Howard University Report

Best Medicine Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Medicine Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,722
Pennsylvania 2,307
Maryland 270
New Jersey 614

More Medicine Rankings in District of Columbia

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 3 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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