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2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region

12 Colleges
$53,856 Avg Salary
$16,640 Avg Student Debt

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.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Medicine Colleges.

Top 10 Best Medicine Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Baylor College of Medicine the best school in the Southwest Region for medicine students. Located in the large city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas Medical Branch. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the # 3 spot on the list. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region list. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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The excellent programs at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Dallas, UT Southwestern is a public college with a small student population.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medicine programs. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for medicine students. It came in at #7 on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for medicine students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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Best Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best medicine schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,974
Arizona 473
Oklahoma 269
New Mexico 229

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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

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 12 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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