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2023 Best Value Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$39,636 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value 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 value experiences for medicine students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the medicine programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Medicine Schools

$24,828 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Nevada - Las Vegas to be the best value school for medicine students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNLV are $24,828 per year.

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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 Value Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCLA are $43,012 per year.

UCLA also claimed a spot on our Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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$34,274 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Oregon Health & Science University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Portland, OHSU is a public college with a small student population.

OHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $34,274 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent programs at University of California - San Francisco helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Far Western US Region . UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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$24,827 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.

UNR undergraduate students pay an average of $24,827 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for medicine students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Davis are $44,399 per year.

UC Davis excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#7

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

With a ranking of #7, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for medicine students. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Stanford are $56,169 a year.

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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$43,529 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for medicine students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Irvine are $43,529 per year.

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#9

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA
$36,412 Average Tuition & Fees

Loma Linda University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Loma Linda University are $36,412 per year.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for medicine students. It came in at #10 on the list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

UW Seattle undergraduate students pay an average of $39,906 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW Seattle also did well on our Best Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best medicine schools 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.

  • 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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