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

36 Colleges
$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.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the Southeast 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.

Check out the medicine doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Augusta University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 206 students majoring in medicine at UofSC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Medicine at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

#3

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Miami is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Medicine at University of Miami Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 203 students majoring in medicine at VCU, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medicine schools in the Southeast Region . UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

About 52% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 48% are male.

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 192 students majoring in medicine at LSU Health - New Orleans, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

Full Medicine at Tulane University of Louisiana Report

University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree medicine programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on Medicine at University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 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 midsize city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 177 students majoring in medicine at UAMS, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Medical University of South Carolina landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree medicine programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, MUSC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 44% of the medicine majors at the school.

Full Medicine at Medical University of South Carolina Report

Best Medicine Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,218
North Carolina 684
Tennessee 680
Georgia 565
Kentucky 430
West Virginia 370
Virginia 1,144
Alabama 404
Louisiana 492
Mississippi 228
South Carolina 381
Arkansas 314

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 25 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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