2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
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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.
2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the most popular school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.
Of the 285 students majoring in medicine at UW Seattle, 48% are male and 52% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 55% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 45% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large 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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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - San Francisco helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medicine schools in the Far Western US Region . 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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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 large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college 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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is a very 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for medicine students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the 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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Stanford University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.
About 53% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 47% are male.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Oregon | 158 |
California | 1,756 |
Washington | 478 |
Nevada | 242 |
Hawaii | 68 |
Medicine Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, medicine has other similar majors worth exploring.
Medicine Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Medicine | 20,665 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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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