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2022 Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

8 Ranked Colleges
123 Degrees Awarded
$35,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Medical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 842 people earned their degree in medical science, making the major the 254th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, medical science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $150,200 and had an average of $85,505 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 165 medical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 123 medical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in medical science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent medical science 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 medical science 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 Medical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Medical Science in the Great Lakes Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s medical science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 25 masters’s medical science degrees in 2019-2020.

UC also made our “Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. IUPUI is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 17 masters’s medical science degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013.

Full IUPUI Medical Science Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 4 masters’s medical science degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC also took the #8 spot in our “Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

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#5

Rush University

Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rush University landed the #5 spot on the list. Rush University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rush University also made our “Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rush University are $37,207, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Michigan State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 8 masters’s medical science degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western also took the #2 spot in our “Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

Northwestern University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567.

Full Northwestern University Medical Science 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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