The 5 Best Medical Schools in Texas

How do you know which Medical schools in Texas are the best? Our team of specialists went through the top medical programs at all of the top colleges and universities in Texas and chose the best of the best. We want you to receive a great education and start to your career as a Doctor – and any of these schools are a great place to receive an education!

We compared all of the top medical schools and discovered some that are better than others. Some schools are good at any discipline while others offer specialties in fields like Epidemiology, Surgery and Psychology.

Our rating system includes prestige, location and medical specialty. First, we create a list of schools that are good enough to achieve our minimum standard to be included on this list. Then, we compare all the medical schools in Texas against each other using weighted factors. These three categories are then used to create our star rating assessment for each medical program – information that is presented below.

School	Our Rating	Location
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	10/10	Lubbock
University of North Texas Health Science Center	9.6/10	Denton
Texas Christian University	9/10	Fort Worth
Baylor College of Medicine	9/10	Houston
The University of Texas at Austin	8.9	Austin

Keep reading to learn more about our top rated schools\

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Our pick for the best medical school in Texas is the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. TTU is our top pick because the medical school offers a medical degree at the top of its list for medical specialties.

This is an accredited medical school that awards a Doctor of Medicine (MD). The medical programs offered by TTU include:

MD Physician (Doctor of Medicine)
MPH Epidemiology; International Health; Public Health Practice
MS Science of Prosthetics and Orthotics
PhD Biomedical Sciences
Cellular & Molecular Biology
Clinical Psychology
and many more!

University of North Texas Health Science Center

University of North Texas Health Science Center, located in Denton, is our choice for the second best medical school in Texas because of its medical specialization options – medical specialties that are offered to students who complete medical school. These medical programs are only available at the top medical schools in Texas and the UNT medical school was established in 1970 – and now has more than 2000 full time students.

Like TTU, UNTHSC is also accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) and offers one of the best medical degrees out there. The medical programs here include:

MD Physician (Doctor of Medicine)
MPH Public Health Practice
MS Biomedical Sciences
Psychology
Physical Therapy
Rehabilitation Science & Technology

PhD Anatomy & Neurobiology; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Cell Biology & Physiology, Neuroscience; Pharmacology; Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology

Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University, located in Fort Worth, made our list of top Medical schools in the Lone Star State because of the high quality and affordable education. The medical programs that are offered here include:

MD Physician (Doctor of Medicine)
MS Health Care Administration
Sports Medicine
PhD Biomedical Sciences
Epidemiology
Hygiene & Preventive Medicine
Molecular Biology & Genetics
and many more!

The school is relatively new – and opened enrollment in 2019 for its first class of 60 students.

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, located in Dallas, is our 3rd pick for the best medical college in Texas because of the medical specialties that are offered. These medical programs include:

MD Physician (Doctor of Medicine)

PhD Applied Medical Sciences; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Cell Biology & Physiology, Neuroscience; Genetics, Development & Disease; Pharmacology; and more!

The school was founded in 1943 and offers many job opportunities thanks to its affiliation with Southwestern Medical Center.

Baylor College of Medicine

The Baylor College of Medicine, located in Houston, is our 5th choice for the best medical school in Texas because of its medical specialty options – medical specialties that are offered to students who complete medical school. These medical programs include:

MD Physician (Doctor of Medicine)
PhD Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Genetics,
Development & Disease;
Immunology and Informatics
Masters Pharmacology & Toxicology
Environmental Sciences
Epidemiology and Global Health
Health Policy & Management

and departments in the following areas of study:

Anesthesiology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dermatology
Education, Innovation & Technology
Emergency Medicine
Family and Community Medicine
Medicine
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Molecular Virology and Microbiology
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Molecular and Human Genetics
Neurology
Neuroscience
Neurosurgery
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedic Surgery
Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
Pathology & Immunology
Pediatrics
Pharmacology & Chemical Biology
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Radiology
Radiation Oncology
Surgery
Urology

and many more! The medical college is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), making it an excellent choice for anybody looking to study medicine in Texas. Baylor also offers a number of medical residency and research opportunities in cutting-edge fields like Antibody-Based Proteomics and Bioengineering.

The University of Texas at Austin

The final school on our list of the top Texas medical schools of 2024 is The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School.

The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, located in Austin, is one of the best medical schools in Texas because it offers medical programs for students who are interested in completing medical school. These medical programs include:

MD Physician (Doctor of Medicine)
PhD Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Genetics, Development & Disease
Immunology and Informatics Masters Pharmacology & Toxicology Environmental Sciences Epidemiology and Global Health Health Policy & Management
Anesthesiology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dermatology
Education
Innovation & Technology
Emergency Medicine
Family and Community Medicine
Neurosciences
Neurology
Obstetrics
Gynecology
Orthopedic Surgery
Ophthalmology
Otolaryngology
Head Neck Surgery
Pathology and Immunological.

The school offers graduation and masters degree programs – while the school was opened in 2013 it is quickly growing in size and reputation with about 50 students in each class.

How We Picked Our Top Rated Medical Schools

Do you want to learn more about our grading system for Medical schools? The following are the criteria that guided us in selecting the top public and private medical schools in Texas.

Location – Students pay attention to where medical schools are located. Is it in a big city or smaller town? Do you want to go to medical school close to home or far away? What is the cost of living like near this medical school? Also the school must be located in Texas!
Prestige – Prospective students also consider prestige when looking at medical schools. Top medical programs have high prestige rankings which helps with future job and network opportunities.
Quality of Education – Getting a good education is important when studying to come a doctor. For medical schools, we looked at average medical school GPA for accepted students. We also looked at the medical school acceptance rate and medical school graduation rates to further help us determine how strong of an education you will receive while studying to become a doctor.
Medical specialties – Medical schools offer different medical specialties. If you are interested in one medical specialty over another, then you may need to find a medical school that offers this specialization. We ranked medical schools based on what medical specialties they offered (if any) with preference given to medical schools that had more than 3 medical specialties available.
Test scores – Test scores are important for medical school admissions. We look at the average medical college admission test scores for all accepted students to medical schools.
We also compared and assessed each medical program based on the following: – acceptance rate, undergraduate GPA and MATCH (medicine acceptance challenge score) percentile ranking of the most recent graduating class. This information is based on our research and assessment of each medical program prior to compiling this list.
Public sentiment – The reputation of your medical school is important. Schools with a better reputation have medical students with a higher medical school GPA and medical college admission test scores. These medical schools also have a lower medical school acceptance rate so it is easier to get into medical school from these programs when compared to other Texas medical schools.
Student Life – What is the quality of life when you go to medical school? Is it in an urban area or suburban area? Do student live on campus or commute to class? Are there enough facilities like libraries and dorms for medical students? How diverse is the student body at this medical college?
Job opportunities – After you graduation you will need a job. Students from better colleges have more medical job placement opportunities. We look at where recent medical graduates from medical school end up working and what type of medical career job they find.
Research – A medical school with active basic, clinical and translational research ensures that students get the latest in medicine while learning in class and it provides students with medical career options after graduation.
Awards – Awards are important because medical school students and medical school graduates want to know what awards each medical college has won. We list any medical honors or awards that a medical school has received over the past years (including medical college honors and medical association awards).