by our College Data Analytics Team
Medicine is available at many schools, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. The schools below are the most focused on medicine in the Southwest Region, measured by the share of their degrees in the field.
College Factual ranked the 21 medicine schools in the Southwest Region by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
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The colleges and universities below are the most focused on medicine in the Southwest Region, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to medicine than Burrell College Of Osteopathic Medicine. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, Burrell College Of Osteopathic Medicine is a private for-profit university. At this school, roughly 100% of all degrees awarded are in medicine, or about 147 graduates in the most recent year. See more about medicine at Burrell College Of Osteopathic Medicine
A rank of #2 makes Baylor College Of Medicine one of the most focused schools for medicine. Baylor College Of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston. About 43% of the degrees Baylor College Of Medicine awards are in medicine, or about 170 graduates in the most recent year. See more about medicine at Baylor College Of Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso is one of the most focused medicine schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the city of El Paso, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso is a public institution. Medicine accounts for around 39% of the degrees granted here, or about 114 graduates in the most recent year. See more about medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is one of the most focused medicine schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the city of Dallas, University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is a public institution. At this school, roughly 36% of all degrees awarded are in medicine, or about 228 graduates in the most recent year. See more about medicine at University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Oklahoma State University Center For Health Sciences is one of the most focused medicine schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Located in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma State University Center For Health Sciences is a public university. At this school, roughly 29% of all degrees awarded are in medicine, or about 155 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full medicine report for Oklahoma State University Center For Health Sciences
University Of North Texas Health Science Center comes in at #6 for medicine focus this year. University Of North Texas Health Science Center is a public school located in the city of Fort Worth. At this school, roughly 26% of all degrees awarded are in medicine, or about 229 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for University Of North Texas Health Science Center
Midwestern University Glendale landed the #7 spot among the most focused medicine schools. Located in the suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University Glendale is a private not-for-profit university. About 23% of the degrees Midwestern University Glendale awards are in medicine, or about 279 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for Midwestern University Glendale
The University Of Texas Medical Branch landed the #8 spot among the most focused medicine schools. The University Of Texas Medical Branch is a public school located in the city of Galveston. At this school, roughly 18% of all degrees awarded are in medicine, or about 219 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full medicine report for The University Of Texas Medical Branch
The University Of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio placed #9 for medicine by degree focus. Set in the city of San Antonio, The University Of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio is a public institution. Medicine accounts for around 15% of the degrees granted here, or about 208 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for The University Of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio
The University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston comes in at #10 for medicine focus this year. Set in the city of Houston, The University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston is a public institution. At this school, roughly 13% of all degrees awarded are in medicine, or about 226 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for The University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston
University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center comes in at #11 for medicine focus this year. Set in the city of Oklahoma City, University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center is a public institution. Medicine accounts for around 12% of the degrees granted here, or about 146 graduates in the most recent year. See more about medicine at University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
University Of The Incarnate Word comes in at #12 for medicine focus this year. Set in the city of San Antonio, University Of The Incarnate Word is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 7% of all degrees awarded are in medicine, or about 140 graduates in the most recent year. See more about medicine at University Of The Incarnate Word
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center placed #13 for medicine by degree focus. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a public school located in the city of Lubbock. Medicine accounts for around 7% of the degrees granted here, or about 165 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Texas Christian University comes in at #14 for medicine focus this year. Texas Christian University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in medicine, or about 61 graduates in the most recent year. See more about medicine at Texas Christian University
University Of Arizona landed the #15 spot among the most focused medicine schools. Located in the city of Tucson, University Of Arizona is a public university. Medicine accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 202 graduates in the most recent year. See more about medicine at University Of Arizona
University Of New Mexico Main Campus placed #16 for medicine by degree focus. Located in the city of Albuquerque, University Of New Mexico Main Campus is a public university. About 2% of the degrees University Of New Mexico Main Campus awards are in medicine, or about 79 graduates in the most recent year. See more about medicine at University Of New Mexico Main Campus
Sam Houston State University placed #17 for medicine by degree focus. Located in the town of Huntsville, Sam Houston State University is a public university. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in medicine, or about 69 graduates in the most recent year. See more about medicine at Sam Houston State University
Texas A And M University College Station placed #18 for medicine by degree focus. Set in the city of College Station, Texas A And M University College Station is a public institution. About 0.8% of the degrees Texas A And M University College Station awards are in medicine, or about 178 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for Texas A And M University College Station
The University Of Texas Pan American ranked #19 on our list of the most focused medicine schools. Located in the city of Edinburg, The University Of Texas Pan American is a public university. About 0.8% of the degrees The University Of Texas Pan American awards are in medicine, or about 52 graduates in the most recent year. See more about medicine at The University Of Texas Pan American
The University Of Texas At Austin placed #20 for medicine by degree focus. The University Of Texas At Austin is a public school located in the city of Austin. About 0.3% of the degrees The University Of Texas At Austin awards are in medicine, or about 49 graduates in the most recent year. See more about medicine at The University Of Texas At Austin
University Of Houston ranked #21 on our list of the most focused medicine schools. Set in the city of Houston, University Of Houston is a public institution. Medicine accounts for around 0.2% of the degrees granted here, or about 21 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full medicine details for University Of Houston
The ranking above is published 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).
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