Most-viewed residency programs by state

Desired geographic location is an important factor many students consider when choosing residency programs. This past year, FREIDA™ users tallied nearly 2 million views of medical residency programs, sorting the options with numerous filters. The most-used filter narrows residency programs by state.

With this collection, we reveal the 10 states that were most viewed by FREIDA™ users based on number of programs.

Rankings are based on FREIDA™ data updated from Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2024. FREIDA™, the AMA Residency & Fellowship Database®, allows medical students to search for a residency or fellowship from more than 13,000 programs—all accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Most viewed states of 2024

1. New York – 319,425 total views

2. California  – 201,907 total views

3. Florida – 172,542 total views

4. Pennsylvania – 156,086 total views

5. Texas – 130,715 total views

6. Illinois – 125,830 total views

7. Michigan – 123,008 total views

8. New Jersey – 97,993 total views

9. Ohio – 96,709 total views

10. Massachusetts – 81,063 total views

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