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2023 Most Well Attended Medicine Major in the Far Western US Region

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Most Well Attended Medicine Major in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Medicine Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Medicine is the 40th most popular major in the country with 28,629 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, medicine graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $57,621 and had an average of $16,640 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,702 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,902 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Medicine Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in medicine. To top this list, a school must have a successful medicine program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Medicine Major in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Medicine Major in the Far Western US Region”.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Medicine Major in the Far Western US Region. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medicine degrees to 285 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full UW Seattle Medicine Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medicine Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 205 ’s medicine degrees to qualified students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Medicine Report

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medicine Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 187 ’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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full USC Medicine Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Francisco. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medicine Major in the Far Western US Region list. UCSF is a small school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 173 ’s medicine degrees 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 1.0% 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%.

Read more about Medicine at University of California - San Francisco

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Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loma Linda University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Medicine Major in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Loma Linda, California, and it awarded 167 ’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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Medicine at Loma Linda University

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Oregon Health & Science University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medicine Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medicine degrees to 158 students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 0.1% 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%.

Full Oregon Health & Science University Medicine Report

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University of California - San Diego did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medicine Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medicine degrees to 140 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Medicine at UCSD

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University of California - Davis ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medicine Major in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 105 ’s medicine degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 UC Davis

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Irvine did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medicine Major in the Far Western US Region list. UC Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 104 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Medicine at University of California - Irvine

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Stanford University
Stanford, California

Stanford University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medicine Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 104 degrees to qualified ’s medicine students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Stanford Medicine Report

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With a ranking of #11, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medicine Major in the Far Western US Region list. UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 68 ’s medicine degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Medicine at UH Manoa

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With a ranking of #12, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medicine Major in the Far Western US Region list. UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 ’s medicine degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Medicine at UNR

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University of California - Riverside ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medicine Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Riverside is a large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 57 ’s medicine degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full UCR Medicine Report

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Washington State University
Pullman, Washington

Washington State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medicine Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school handed out 56 degrees to qualified ’s medicine students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

Full Washington State University Medicine Report

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With a ranking of #15, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medicine Major in the Far Western US Region list. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medicine degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 UNLV

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