Medicine is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #40 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for medicine students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 440 degrees in medicine annually.
The medicine program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Medicine rankings. For our Best Overall Medicine School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Schools in Kentucky.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the medicine degree levels they offer.
It is difficult to beat University of Kentucky if you wish to pursue a degree in medicine. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #220 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were about 159 medicine students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the medicine program report average early career income of $62,460.
Any student who is interested in medicine has to take a look at University of Louisville. UofL is a very large public university located in the large city of Louisville. This university ranks 2nd out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 155 medicine students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the medicine program make around $61,929 in their early career salary.
University of Pikeville is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in medicine. UPIKE is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Pikeville. This university ranks 28th out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 126 medicine students who graduated with this degree at UPIKE in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, medicine degree recipients typically make an average of $61,506 in their early careers.
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).
The medicine program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Medicine rankings. For our Best Overall Medicine School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
