2024 Best Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region
7Colleges in the Southwest Region
62Medical Science Degrees Awarded
Medical Science degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #255 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of medical science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 62 degrees in medical science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of medical science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Medical Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Medical Science in the Southwest Region
The schools below may not offer all types of medical science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's difficult to beat Baylor College of Medicine if you want to pursue a degree in medical science. Located in the city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
There were approximately 5 medical science students who graduated with this degree at Baylor College of Medicine in the most recent data year.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in medical science. UTHealth is a medium-sized public university located in the large city of Houston.
There were roughly 11 medical science students who graduated with this degree at UTHealth in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat The University of Texas Medical Branch if you want to pursue a degree in medical science. Located in the fringe town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public university with a small student population.
There were approximately 2 medical science students who graduated with this degree at UTMB Galveston in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in medical science needs to look into The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. UT Health San Antonio is a small public university located in the large city of San Antonio.
There were roughly 8 medical science students who graduated with this degree at UT Health San Antonio in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in medical science needs to check out University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. UOHSC is a small public university located in the large city of Oklahoma City.
There were about 6 medical science students who graduated with this degree at UOHSC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were approximately 8 medical science students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 medical science students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 25th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 2 medical science students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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Your choice of medical science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Medical Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
