2025 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you pursue a doctor's degree in medicine, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #2 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 729 doctor's degrees in medicine to qualified students.

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• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to medicine students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of medicine students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for medicine to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized medicine related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Medicine in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Doctorate in Medicine

1

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

125 Annual Graduates

University of Utah is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in medicine. U of U is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Utah

2

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO

170 Annual Graduates

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in medicine. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Best Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best medicine schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	123	438
Utah	104	113
Idaho	47	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Medicine

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Medicine has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medicine Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy	434
Medicine	295

Majors Similar to Medicine

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	775
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	408
Nursing	339
Allied Health Professions	177
Dentistry	170
Communication Sciences	46
Public Health	10
Mental & Social Health Services	5
Health Sciences & Services	2
Medical Science	2

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.