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2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

4 Colleges
$57,667 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, medicine was ranked 5th in Tennessee. In fact, 680 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Tennessee 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for medicine majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center to be the most popular school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Tennessee. UTHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Memphis.

About 39% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 61% are male.

Full Medicine at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center Report

#2

Meharry Medical College

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Meharry Medical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Meharry Medical College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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

Read full report on Medicine at Meharry Medical College

#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 97 students majoring in medicine at Vanderbilt, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Read full report on Medicine at Vanderbilt University

Out of the 4 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. ETSU is a large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

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

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Best Medicine Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Medicine Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 4 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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