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2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Medicine is the 40th most popular major in the country with 20,073 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in medicine. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great medicine programs and 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 $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree medicine students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medicine (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 121 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 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 WUSTL are $56,562.

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#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#6 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 199 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s medicine degrees to 106 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 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 Mizzou are $27,193.

Full Mizzou Medicine Report

#4

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of North Dakota is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 75 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of North Dakota Medicine Report

#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 112 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Missouri - Kansas City Medicine Report

#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#7 in overall quality

University of Iowa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 156 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 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 Iowa are $27,613.

Full University of Iowa Medicine Report

#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

Saint Louis University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 173 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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 $30-$48k list. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 208 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. 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 came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. USD is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 69 doctorate’s medicine 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637.

Read more about Medicine at University of South Dakota

#10

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#4 in overall quality

Creighton University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 136 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

Creighton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528, 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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