2023 Best Medicine Schools in North Carolina
Finding the Best Medicine School for You
In 2020-2021, medicine students earned 684 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 8th in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Medicine Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.
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2023 Best Medicine Schools in North Carolina
The colleges and universities below are the best for medicine majors pursuing a .
Top North Carolina Schools in Medicine
Our 2023 rankings named Wake Forest University the best school in North Carolina for medicine students. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Medicine Schools in North Carolina list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for medicine students. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
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The excellent programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Florida | 1,218 |
Tennessee | 680 |
Kentucky | 430 |
Georgia | 565 |
West Virginia | 370 |
Virginia | 1,144 |
Alabama | 404 |
Louisiana | 492 |
Mississippi | 228 |
South Carolina | 381 |
Arkansas | 314 |
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Medicine Related Rankings by Major
Medicine is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Medicine Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Medicine | 20,665 |
Majors Similar 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 4 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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