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2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Great Lakes Region

24 Colleges
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Finding the Best Medicine 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis to be the most popular school for medicine students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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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. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Medical College of Wisconsin landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Milwaukee, Medical College of Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular medicine programs. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #7, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular medicine programs. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular medicine programs. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Chicago.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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Best Medicine Colleges by State

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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 24 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).

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