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2022 Best Value Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
677 Degrees Awarded
$21,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physiology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Physiology & Pathology Sciences is the 93rd most popular major in the country with 8,385 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physiology and pathology sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,215 and had an average of $29,778 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 819 physiology and pathology sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,100 and $24,249 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 677 physiology and pathology sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physiology and pathology sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physiology and pathology sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physiology and pathology sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physiology & Pathology Sciences in the Plains States Region

#1

Central College

Pella, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Pella, Iowa, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s physiology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree physiology students list, Central has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central is $23,269 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Physiology students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Central College Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 130 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kansas State University is $18,285 for plains states region bachelor’s degree physiology students.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full K -State Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report

#3

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. WSU is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 78 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree physiology students list, WSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wichita State University is $14,382 for plains states region bachelor’s degree physiology students.

Full Wichita State University Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report

#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 309 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $17,740 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Physiology students per year to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Physiology & Pathology Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#5

Drury University

Springfield, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drury University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Drury University is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 19 bachelors’s physiology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree physiology students list, Drury University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Drury University is $18,419 for plains states region bachelor’s degree physiology students.

Full Drury University Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report

The College of Saint Scholastica did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 27 bachelors’s physiology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree physiology students list, St. Scholastica has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St. Scholastica is $24,066 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Physiology students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Physiology & Pathology Sciences at The College of Saint Scholastica

#7

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#4 in overall quality

Creighton University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Creighton University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 69 bachelors’s physiology degrees in 2019-2020.

Creighton also made our “Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Creighton University is $31,400 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Physiology students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Creighton

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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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