2024 Best Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry Schools in the Far Western US Region

Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #559 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 83 degrees in podiatric medicine/podiatry during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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• Best Overall Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry Schools List

Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry in the Far Western US Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the podiatric medicine/podiatry degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Far Western US Region Schools in Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry

1

Western University of Health Sciences
Pomona, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

38 Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry Degrees Awarded

5.3% Growth in Graduates

Western University of Health Sciences is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in podiatric medicine/podiatry. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in podiatric medicine/podiatry from Western University of Health Sciences

2

Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry Degrees Awarded

15.6% Growth in Graduates

Samuel Merritt University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in podiatric medicine/podiatry. Located in the city of Oakland, Samuel Merritt University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in podiatric medicine/podiatry from Samuel Merritt University

Best Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry Colleges by State

Explore the best podiatric medicine/podiatry schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	999	74

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Rankings in Majors Related to Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry

One of 3 majors within the Medicine area of study, Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	1,889
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy	763

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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.