2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region
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. 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.
The Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the medicine programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Medicine Schools
Our analysis found The University of Texas Medical Branch to be the most popular school for medicine students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.
The excellent programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Southwest Region . UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.
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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 Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Dallas, UT Southwestern is a public school with a small student population.
The excellent programs at Baylor College of Medicine helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.
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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public college with a small student population.
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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medicine students. It came in at #10 on the list. TTUHSC - El Paso is a small public school located in the city of El-Paso.
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Best Medicine Colleges by State
Explore the best medicine colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
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.
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