2025 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

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 Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of medicine. Combined, these schools handed out 435 doctor's degrees in medicine to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on medicine students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other medicine students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• 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.

More Ways to Rank Medicine Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Medicine in Tennessee

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

Top Tennessee Schools for a Doctorate in Medicine

1

The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center
Memphis, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

165 Annual Graduates

The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in medicine. Located in the large city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in medicine from The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center

2

East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

70 Annual Graduates

East Tennessee State University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in medicine. ETSU is a large public university located in the small city of Johnson City.More information about a doctorate in medicine from East Tennessee State University

Best Medicine Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Medicine Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	934
North Carolina	190	532
Georgia	190	565
Virginia	182	533
Mississippi	154	137
Louisiana	146	492
Alabama	139	249
South Carolina	135	381
Kentucky	119	291
Arkansas	74	177
West Virginia	61	192

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Medicine Related Rankings by Major

Medicine is one of 3 different types of Medicine programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Medicine

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy	316

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.