2024 Best Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry Doctor's Degree Schools in California

If you pursue a doctor's degree in podiatric medicine/podiatry, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #51 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for podiatric medicine/podiatry students pursuing a doctor's degree.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to podiatric medicine/podiatry students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other podiatric medicine/podiatry 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 podiatric medicine/podiatry related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in podiatric medicine/podiatry.

Top California Schools for a Doctorate in Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry

1

Western University of Health Sciences
Pomona, CA

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in podiatric medicine/podiatry has to take a look at Western University of Health Sciences. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Pomona.More information about a doctorate in podiatric medicine/podiatry from Western University of Health Sciences

2

Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, CA

Samuel Merritt University is a great decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in podiatric medicine/podiatry. Samuel Merritt University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Oakland.More information about a doctorate in podiatric medicine/podiatry from Samuel Merritt University

Best Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	1,242

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.