2024 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Nevada

Ranked #2 in popularity, medicine is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Nevada ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 114 doctor's degrees in medicine during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to medicine students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of medicine students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized medicine related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for medicine students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The medicine school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Nevada.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Medicine in Nevada

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in medicine.

Top Nevada Schools for a Doctorate in Medicine

1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

50 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in medicine has to take a look at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. UNLV is a fairly large public university located in the city of Las Vegas.More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Nevada - Las Vegas

2

University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

64 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Nevada - Reno if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in medicine. UNR is a fairly large public university located in the city of Reno.More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Nevada - Reno

Best Medicine Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Medicine Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	381	1,242
Washington	216	341
Oregon	145	158
Hawaii	65	68

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Rankings in Majors Related to Medicine

One of 3 majors within the Medicine area of study, Medicine has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.