2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 10,239 people earned their degree in general biomedical sciences, making the major the 91st most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 471 general biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 general biomedical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general biomedical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general biomedical sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general biomedical sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The biomedical sciences 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 “Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region”.

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Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biomedical Sciences in the Plains States Region

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #1 spot on the list. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general biomedical sciences degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UND also made our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Biomedical Sciences at University of North Dakota

#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

#3 in overall quality

$12,637 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. University of South Dakota is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 2 doctorate’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

USD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Biomedical Sciences at University of South Dakota

#3

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska

#3 in overall quality

$18,528 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Creighton University is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s general biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Creighton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton University are $18,528.

Read more about General Biomedical Sciences at Creighton University

#3

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Biomedical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 4 doctorate’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa State General Biomedical Sciences Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biomedical Sciences

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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