2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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 .
Top 10 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas Medical Branch the most popular school in the Southwest Region for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the 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 moderately-sized public school located in the city of Houston.
Women make up 53% of the medicine majors at the school.
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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 San Antonio landed the # 3 spot on the 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.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor College of Medicine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the 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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University of Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 52% of the medicine majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. TTUHSC is a medium-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.
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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public college 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 came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college 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 came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. TTUHSC - El Paso is a fairly small public school located in the city of El-Paso.
Women make up 46% of the medicine majors at the school.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 1,974 |
Arizona | 473 |
Oklahoma | 269 |
New Mexico | 229 |
Majors Related to Medicine
Medicine is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Medicine Focus Areas
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 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.