2024 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Medicine is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #2 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of medicine. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 296 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 colleges 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 the Rocky Mountains Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Medicine in the Rocky Mountains Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for medicine students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Doctorate in Medicine

1

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

113 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in medicine has to look into University of Utah. U of U is a fairly large public university located in the city of Salt Lake City.More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Utah

2

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

183 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in medicine needs to take a look at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Best Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best medicine schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	182	183
Utah	144	113
Idaho	57	0

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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.