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

Ranked #2 in popularity, medicine is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Medicine in Kentucky ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 416 doctor's degrees in medicine to qualified students.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Medicine in Kentucky

The following list ranks 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 Louisville
Louisville, KY

157 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Louisville is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in medicine. UofL is a very large public university located in the city of Louisville. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in medicine in Kentucky. More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Louisville

2

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

136 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in medicine needs to take a look at University of Kentucky. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in medicine in Kentucky. More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Kentucky

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
Alabama	94	262
South Carolina	88	348
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	293

Most Popular Majors Related to Medicine

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	444
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	230
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	190
Dentistry	182
Optometry	36
Public Health	9
Communication Sciences	9
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.