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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medical Science Major in the Plains States Region

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medical Science Major in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medical Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Medical Science is the 255th most popular major in the country with 909 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, medical science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $112,309 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 73 medical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 medical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medical Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in medical science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their medical science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medical Science Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree medical science students.

Top 5 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medical Science in the Plains States Region

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Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Rochester, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mayo Clinic School of Medicine. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medical Science Major in the Plains States Region. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, Minnesota. It awarded 2 doctorate’s medical science degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Medical Science at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine

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University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medical Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. USD is a public institution located in Vermillion, South Dakota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of South Dakota Medical Science Report

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medical Science Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s medical science students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 Medical Science at UND

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Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medical Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the #4 spot on the list. Creighton University is a medium-sized school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 0 doctorate’s medical science degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Medical Science at Creighton

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Medical Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s medical science students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Medical Science Report

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