by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for medicine students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 569 doctor's degrees in medicine to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The medicine doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality medicine program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
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.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete 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.
The medicine school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in medicine.
Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in medicine has to look into Emory University. Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta.More information about a doctorate in medicine from Emory University
It's hard to beat Mercer University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in medicine. Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Macon.
Soon after graduation, medicine doctorate recipients generally earn around $61,937 in their early careers.
More information about a doctorate in medicine from Mercer University
Augusta University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in medicine. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.More information about a doctorate in medicine from Augusta University
Explore all the Best Medicine Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 138 | 1,212 |
| Virginia | 127 | 1,144 |
| North Carolina | 115 | 684 |
| Mississippi | 113 | 228 |
| Louisiana | 103 | 492 |
| Tennessee | 102 | 680 |
| Alabama | 98 | 404 |
| South Carolina | 91 | 381 |
| Kentucky | 87 | 430 |
| Arkansas | 58 | 314 |
| West Virginia | 49 | 370 |
Medicine is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 569 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chiropractic | 443 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 303 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 300 |
| Nursing | 227 |
| Dentistry | 91 |
| Public Health | 58 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 5 |
| Communication Sciences | 2 |
| Other Health Professions | 2 |
| Medical Science | 1 |