by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 20,665 people earned their degree in medicine, making the major the 42nd most popular in the United States.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20,659 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major” ranking analyzed 145 colleges that offered a degree in medicine. That schools that top this list have a program in medicine in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree medicine students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major. This small school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 72 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Medicine at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Universidad Central Del Caribe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major list. Universidad Central Del Caribe is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bayamon, . It awarded 75 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 145 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Albert Einstein College of Medicine landed the #3 spot on the list. Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a small school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 173 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Out of the 145 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Medical College of Wisconsin landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 252 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s medicine students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan Bautista School of Medicine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major list. San Juan Bautista School of Medicine is located in Caguas, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 doctorate’s medicine degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Albany Medical College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major ranking. AMC Albany is a small school located in Albany, New York that handed out 125 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northeast Ohio Medical University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Rootstown, Ohio, this small public school awarded 140 degrees to qualified doctorate’s medicine students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Baylor College of Medicine landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s medicine degrees to 200 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major list. Geisinger Commonwealth is a small school located in Scranton, Pennsylvania that handed out 98 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Medicine Report
With a ranking of #10, University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major list. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester is a small school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 169 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Medicine at University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
With a ranking of #11, Morehouse School of Medicine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 81 degrees to qualified doctorate’s medicine students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Ponce Health Sciences University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major ranking. Located in Ponce, , this small private for-profit school handed out 82 degrees to qualified doctorate’s medicine students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Medicine at Ponce Health Sciences University
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major list. Shreveport, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s medicine degrees to 115 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport Medicine Report
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major ranking. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 146 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York Medical College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major list. New York Medical College is a small school located in Valhalla, New York that handed out 205 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #16, Meharry Medical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 110 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Upstate Medical University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major list. SUNY Upstate Medical University is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 172 doctorate’s medicine degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major ranking, coming in at #18. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is a small public school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 210 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Medicine at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major ranking. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso is located in El-Paso, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 93 doctorate’s medicine degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 207 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Eastern Virginia Medical School ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major list. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 144 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #22, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major list. Located in North Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 173 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s medicine students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Weill Cornell Medical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major ranking, coming in at #23. Weill Cornell Medical College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 90 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major ranking. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small public school awarded 192 degrees to qualified doctorate’s medicine students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Mayo Clinic School of Medicine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medicine Major ranking, coming in at #25. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, Minnesota. It awarded 99 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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