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.
College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Medicine Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,621 degrees in medicine to qualified students.
The medicine program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Medicine rankings. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Medicine Schools in Texas list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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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.
Every student pursuing a degree in medicine needs to take a look at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public university with a medium-sized student population.
There were about 238 medicine students who graduated with this degree at UTHealth in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in medicine has to check out The University of Texas Medical Branch. UTMB Galveston is a small public university located in the town of Galveston.
There were roughly 240 medicine students who graduated with this degree at UTMB Galveston in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio if you wish to pursue a degree in medicine. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public university with a small student population.
There were roughly 215 medicine students who graduated with this degree at UT Health San Antonio in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in medicine has to look into Baylor College of Medicine. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Houston.
There were approximately 200 medicine students who graduated with this degree at Baylor College of Medicine in the most recent data year.
Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. This university ranks 3rd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 146 medicine students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.
UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were approximately 47 medicine students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg. This university ranks 21st out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 51 medicine students who graduated with this degree at UT Rio Grande Valley in the most recent data year.
Medicine is one of 3 different types of Medicine programs to choose from.
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).
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The medicine program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Medicine rankings. 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.
