by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 11 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,613 doctor's degrees in medicine to qualified students.
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Your choice of medicine for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for medicine students working on their doctor's degree.
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 Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in medicine.
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in medicine. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.More information about a doctorate in medicine from Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
It's hard to beat Creighton University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in medicine. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Omaha.More information about a doctorate in medicine from Creighton University
It's hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in medicine. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in medicine needs to look into Saint Louis University. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Louis.More information about a doctorate in medicine from Saint Louis University
Iowa is a very large public university located in the city of Iowa City.More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Iowa
UNMC is a small public university located in the large city of Omaha.More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Nebraska Medical Center
UMKC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Kansas City.More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Missouri - Kansas City
KU is a very large public university located in the small city of Lawrence.More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Kansas
Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of South Dakota
Mizzou is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia.More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Missouri - Columbia
Explore the best medicine colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 199 | 341 |
| Iowa | 177 | 142 |
| Missouri | 175 | 506 |
| Kansas | 134 | 214 |
| Nebraska | 99 | 287 |
| North Dakota | 88 | 3 |
| South Dakota | 57 | 66 |
One of 3 majors within the Medicine area of study, Medicine has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy | 888 |
| Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry | 50 |