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2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

15 Colleges
$57,667 Avg Salary

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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.

The Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medicine program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Of the 285 students majoring in medicine at UW Seattle, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 45% are male.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 3 spot on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 51% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 49% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - San Francisco is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.

Of the 173 students majoring in medicine at UCSF, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#5

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Loma Linda University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medicine schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 56% are male.

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Oregon Health & Science University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree medicine programs. Located in the large city of Portland, OHSU is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 54% of the medicine majors at the school.

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University of California - San Diego landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree medicine programs. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

About 55% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 45% are male.

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University of California - Davis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree medicine programs. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 34% are male.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#9

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

With a ranking of #9, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

About 53% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 47% are male.

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Best Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best medicine colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 158
California 1,756
Washington 478
Nevada 242
Hawaii 68

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 15 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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