2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in Virginia
Finding the Best Medicine School for You
In 2020-2021, medicine students earned 1,144 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 4th in the state.
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Medicine Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Virginia 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.
2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in Virginia
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Medicine Colleges.
Most Popular Virginia Schools in Medicine
Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Commonwealth University the most popular school in Virginia for medicine students. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for medicine students. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern Virginia Medical School is a great place for medicine students. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the city of Norfolk.
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Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Florida | 1,218 |
North Carolina | 684 |
Tennessee | 680 |
Kentucky | 430 |
Georgia | 565 |
West Virginia | 370 |
Alabama | 404 |
Louisiana | 492 |
Mississippi | 228 |
South Carolina | 381 |
Arkansas | 314 |
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 |
Majors Similar 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 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.