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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

4 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$18,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,820 people earned their degree in pre-medicine/pre-medical studies, making the major the 345th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 84 pre-medicine/pre-medical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 pre-medicine/pre-medical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in pre-medicine/pre-medical studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pre-medicine/pre-medical studies 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 pre-medicine/pre-medical studies 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 Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Avila University

Kansas City, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Avila University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students in 2019-2020.

Avila not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,053 for plains states region bachelor’s degree pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Avila.

Full Avila University Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Report

#2

Grand View University

Des Moines, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand View University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students in 2019-2020.

Grand View University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grand View University is $19,245 for plains states region bachelor’s degree pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies at Grand View University

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercy College of Health Sciences landed the #3 spot on the list. Mercy College of Health Sciences is located in Des Moines, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, Mercy College of Health Sciences has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mercy College of Health Sciences is $17,242 for plains states region bachelor’s degree pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies at Mercy College of Health Sciences

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryan College of Health Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Bryan College of Health Sciences did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Bryan College of Health Sciences is $22,290 for plains states region bachelor’s degree pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read more about Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies at Bryan College of Health Sciences

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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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