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2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

12 Ranked Colleges
1,673 Degrees Awarded
$32,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 20,073 people earned their degree in medicine, making the major the 40th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,673 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,673 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in medicine. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality medicine programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the medicine program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region.

Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medicine in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Francisco landed the #1 spot on the list. UCSF is a small school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 167 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSF are $28,092, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - San Francisco Medicine Report

#2

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loma Linda University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Loma Linda, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 142 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree medicine students list, Loma Linda University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loma Linda University are $30,640.

Full Loma Linda University Medicine Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 262 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Medicine at UW Seattle

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon Health & Science University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small public school handed out 151 degrees to qualified doctorate’s medicine students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree medicine students list, OHSU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHSU are $27,692, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#12 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. University of Nevada - Reno is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 65 doctorate’s medicine degrees to qualified students.

UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Medicine at University of Nevada - Reno

#6

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#6 in overall quality

University of California - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of California - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 149 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131.

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#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of California - San Diego did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 130 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631.

Full University of California - San Diego Medicine Report

#8 in overall quality

University of California - Irvine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s medicine degrees to 93 students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Irvine Medicine Report

#9 in overall quality

University of California - Davis ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 115 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also took the #9 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Medicine at University of California - Davis

#10

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii
#11 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 65 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Medicine at UH Manoa

#11

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 173 degrees to qualified doctorate’s medicine students in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Medicine at University of Southern California

#12

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Stanford University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford University is located in Stanford, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 92 doctorate’s medicine degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stanford, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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