2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Medical Science in the Southeast Region

Medical Science is about average in terms of popularity for doctor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #145 out of the 295 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of medical science. Combined, these schools handed out 14 doctor's degrees in medical science to qualified students.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Medical Science in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in medical science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Medical Science Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

12 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In LA

#1 Best Quality In LA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in medical science. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in medical science in Louisiana. More information about a doctorate in medical science from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

2

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In KY

#1 Best Quality In KY

University of Kentucky is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in medical science. UK is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lexington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in medical science in Kentucky. More information about a doctorate in medical science from University of Kentucky

Best Medical Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular medical science schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Louisiana	99	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Medical Science

One of 30 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Medical Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Medical Scientist	12
Clinical and Translational Science	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	6,645
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	3,992
Nursing	3,025
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	2,951
Dentistry	1,178
Chiropractic	496
Allied Health Professions	341
Optometry	293
Communication Sciences	259
Public Health	240

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.