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2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$57,667 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 analysis found Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis to be the most popular school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 291 students majoring in medicine at UIC, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medicine schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 283 students majoring in medicine at Wayne State, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Medical College of Wisconsin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Milwaukee, Medical College of Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the medicine majors at the school.

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Out of the 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 46% are male.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Women make up 52% of the medicine majors at the school.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 51% of the medicine majors at the school.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 49% of the medicine majors at the school.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Chicago.

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

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 56% of the medicine majors at the school.

Full Medicine at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

Best Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best medicine colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,344
Ohio 1,329
Michigan 1,198
Indiana 494
Wisconsin 419

Medicine is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Medicine Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 20,665

Majors Similar to Medicine

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 23 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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