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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physiology & Pathology Sciences in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
42 Degrees Awarded
$24,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physiology 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 Physiology Schools for a Doctorate 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 42 physiology and pathology sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physiology and pathology sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physiology and pathology sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the physiology and pathology sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Physiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Physiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

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

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

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full North Dakota State University Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska Medical Center. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. University of Nebraska Medical Center is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNMC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska Medical Center are $26,961, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at University of Nebraska Medical Center

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s physiology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physiology & Pathology Sciences at KU

#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s physiology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree physiology students list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMN Twin Cities Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Physiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 11 doctorate’s physiology degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.

Full K -State Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 3 doctorate’s physiology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physiology & Pathology Sciences at Mizzou

#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

University of Iowa ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s physiology students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613.

Full University of Iowa Physiology & Pathology Sciences Report

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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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