2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Medicine in Alabama

Medicine is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #2 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of medicine. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 403 doctor's degrees in medicine during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Medicine in Alabama

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Medicine Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

186 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in medicine. UAB is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Birmingham. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in medicine in Alabama. More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Alabama at Birmingham

2

University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL

66 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of South Alabama if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in medicine. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in medicine in Alabama.

Doctorate students who receive their degree from the medicine program make an average of $52,000 in their early career salary.

More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of South Alabama

Best Medicine Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	143	881
Virginia	126	539
Georgia	124	556
North Carolina	113	484
Louisiana	99	482
Tennessee	98	422
South Carolina	88	348
Kentucky	86	279
Mississippi	72	147
Arkansas	57	163
West Virginia	49	153

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Medicine Related Rankings by Major

One of 30 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Medicine has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medicine Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	252

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	515
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	240
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	143
Dentistry	75
Optometry	41
Communication Sciences	19
Health & Medical Administrative Services	11
Public Health	6
Medical Illustration & Informatics	1
Mental & Social Health Services	1

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.