2025 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in West Virginia

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 West Virginia 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 178 doctor's degrees in medicine during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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 complete 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.

More Ways to Rank Medicine Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in West Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Medicine in West Virginia

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

Top West Virginia Schools for a Doctorate in Medicine

1

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

99 Annual Graduates

West Virginia University is a good decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in medicine. WVU is a very large public university located in the city of Morgantown.More information about a doctorate in medicine from West Virginia University

2

Marshall University
Huntington, WV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

79 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Marshall University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in medicine. Marshall University is a large public university located in the city of Huntington.More information about a doctorate in medicine from Marshall University

Best Medicine Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Medicine Colleges 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
Tennessee	150	446
Louisiana	146	492
Alabama	139	249
South Carolina	135	381
Kentucky	119	291
Arkansas	74	177

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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	181

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.