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 Highly Focused on Medicine Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Medicine is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 20,665 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,048 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Medicine Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in medicine. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in medicine.
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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 “Schools Highly Focused on Medicine Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region medicine students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor College of Medicine. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Medicine Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 200 ’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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Medicine Major in the Southwest Region. UT Southwestern is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 210 ’s medicine degrees to qualified students.
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 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Medicine Major in the Southwest Region. TTUHSC - El Paso is a public institution located in El-Paso, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 93 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Medical Branch. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Medicine Major in the Southwest Region. UTMB Galveston is a small public school situated in Galveston, Texas. It awarded 240 ’s medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Medicine Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the #5 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medicine degrees to 215 students in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Medicine Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UTHealth is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 238 ’s medicine degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Medicine Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 150 ’s medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medicine Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medicine degrees to 181 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
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University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Medicine Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 193 ’s medicine degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medicine Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medicine degrees to 84 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medicine Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 146 ’s medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medicine Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 51 ’s medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Medicine Report
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medicine Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 47 diplomas to qualified ’s medicine students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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