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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medicine (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
2,079 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 20,073 people earned their degree in medicine, making the major the 40th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,079 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,079 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in medicine. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent medicine programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the medicine program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medicine (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#13 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 39 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s medicine degrees to 181 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #8 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Medicine Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#10 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 210 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #10 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Medicine at University of Arizona

#11 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 49 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree medicine students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Austin has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#12 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s medicine degrees to 102 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree medicine students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNM has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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