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2026 Best Medical Scientist Schools in the Southwest Region

2 Colleges in the United States
20 Medical Scientist Degrees Awarded
$76,007 Avg Early-Career Salary

Medical Scientist degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. The schools below stand out for the quality of their medical scientist programs.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for medical scientist students pursuing a degree.

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Best Schools for Medical Scientist in the Southwest Region

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the medical scientist degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Medical Scientist

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University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center tops our 2026 ranking of the best medical scientist schools. University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is a mid-sized public school located in the city of Dallas. University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center awarded about 20 medical scientist degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, medical scientist degree recipients from University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center generally make around $76,007. See the full medical scientist program report for University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 6 schools evaluated.

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