2025 Best Medicine Schools in California
6
Colleges in California
1,235
Medicine Degrees Awarded
Medicine is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #42 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Medicine Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,235 degrees in medicine to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Medicine School
Your choice of medicine school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Medicine School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Medicine Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Medicine Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Medicine in California
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the medicine degree levels they offer.
Top California Schools in Medicine
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
170
Medicine Degrees Awarded
University of Southern California is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in medicine. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 170 medicine students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in medicine from University of Southern California
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
164
Medicine Degrees Awarded
University of California - Los Angeles is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in medicine. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were about 164 medicine students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in medicine from University of California - Los Angeles
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In CA
151
Medicine Degrees Awarded
Loma Linda University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in medicine. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
There were about 151 medicine students who graduated with this degree at Loma Linda University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in medicine from Loma Linda University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In CA
127
Medicine Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat University of California - Davis if you want to pursue a degree in medicine. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 127 medicine students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in medicine from University of California - Davis
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In CA
93
Medicine Degrees Awarded
UC Irvine is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Irvine. This university ranks 12th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 93 medicine students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in medicine from University of California - Irvine
