by our College Data Analytics Team
Medicine is taught at colleges nationwide, but at some it makes up a far larger share of the degrees awarded than at others. The schools below are the most focused on medicine in Virginia, measured by the share of their degrees in the field.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared the degree focus of the 6 schools in Virginia offering medicine.
What’s on this page:
Below are the schools where medicine makes up the largest share of degrees in Virginia.
No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to medicine than Edward Via College Of Osteopathic Medicine. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Edward Via College Of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 100% of all degrees awarded are in medicine, or about 612 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for Edward Via College Of Osteopathic Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School ranks #2 for medicine by degree focus. Set in the city of Norfolk, Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public institution. About 34% of the degrees Eastern Virginia Medical School awards are in medicine, or about 135 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full medicine report for Eastern Virginia Medical School
Virginia Commonwealth University ranks #3 for medicine by degree focus. Located in the city of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University is a public university. Medicine accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 175 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for Virginia Commonwealth University
A rank of #4 makes University Of Virginia Main Campus one of the most focused schools for medicine. University Of Virginia Main Campus is a public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville. About 2% of the degrees University Of Virginia Main Campus awards are in medicine, or about 144 graduates in the most recent year. See more about medicine at University Of Virginia Main Campus
Liberty University ranks #5 for medicine by degree focus. Set in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution. Medicine accounts for around 0.5% of the degrees granted here, or about 145 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for Liberty University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University landed the #6 spot among the most focused medicine schools. Set in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a public institution. About 0.4% of the degrees Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University awards are in medicine, or about 42 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University
This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
More about our data sources and methodologies.