2024 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama

Ranked #2 in popularity, medicine is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 249 doctor's degrees in medicine during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on medicine students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other medicine students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized medicine related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for medicine students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Medicine Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Medicine in Alabama

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in medicine.

Top Alabama Schools for a Doctorate in Medicine

1

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

180 Annual Graduates

University of Alabama at Birmingham is a wonderful option for students interested in a doctor's degree in medicine. UAB is a very large public university located in the city of Birmingham.More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Alabama at Birmingham

2

University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

69 Annual Graduates

University of South Alabama is a good decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in medicine. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, USA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of South Alabama

Best Medicine Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Medicine Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	934
North Carolina	190	532
Georgia	190	565
Virginia	182	533
Mississippi	154	137
Tennessee	150	446
Louisiana	146	492
South Carolina	135	381
Kentucky	119	291
Arkansas	74	177
West Virginia	61	192

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Medicine Related Rankings by Major

Medicine is one of 3 different types of Medicine programs to choose from.

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.