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

13 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region .

Our analysis found The University of Texas Medical Branch to be the most popular school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

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

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Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the # 2 spot on the list. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

Women make up 53% of the medicine majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Women make up 46% of the medicine majors at the school.

Full Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Report

Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Dallas, UT Southwestern is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 210 students majoring in medicine at UT Southwestern, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor College of Medicine landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 200 students majoring in medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, 49% are male and 52% are female.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center 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 #7 on the list. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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

Full Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Report

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 150 students majoring in medicine at UOHSC, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Texas A&M University - College Station 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 College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 45% of the medicine majors at the school.

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TTUHSC - El Paso is a small public school located in the city of El-Paso.

Women make up 46% of the medicine majors at the school.

Full Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso Report

Best Medicine Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,974
Arizona 473
Oklahoma 269
New Mexico 229

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 13 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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