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2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Southeast Region

36 Colleges
$55,627 Avg Salary

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.

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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 36 schools in the Southeast 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for medicine majors pursuing a .

#1

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Our analysis found Augusta University to be the most popular school for medicine students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.

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The excellent programs at University of South Carolina - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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With a ranking of #6, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students. Located in the city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public college with a small student population.

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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. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public college with a small student population.

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

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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
Kentucky 430
Georgia 565
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).

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