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2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
1,533 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,533 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,533 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 10 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree medicine students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medicine (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 121 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree medicine students whose families make $0-$30k list, WUSTL has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 199 degrees to qualified doctorate’s medicine students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Medicine at UMN Twin Cities

#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 106 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s medicine students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193.

Read more about Medicine at University of Missouri - Columbia

#4

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #4 spot on the list. UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 75 doctorate’s medicine degrees to qualified students.

UND also made our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 156 doctorate’s medicine degrees to qualified students.

Iowa also made our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Medicine at University of Iowa

#11 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UMKC is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 112 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC also took the #11 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

Saint Louis University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Saint Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 173 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074.

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#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

University of Kansas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s medicine degrees to 208 students in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Medicine at University of Kansas

#9

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
#12 in overall quality

University of South Dakota did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. University of South Dakota is a public institution located in Vermillion, South Dakota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 69 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Medicine at USD

#10

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#4 in overall quality

Creighton University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s medicine degrees to 136 students in 2019-2020.

Creighton also made our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton University are $18,528, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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