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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medicine (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

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 $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

This year’s “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in medicine. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality medicine programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the medicine program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree medicine students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medicine (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k. 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 $75-$110k 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 75 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree medicine students whose families make $75-$110k list, UND has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Medicine at University of North Dakota

#3

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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 199 doctorate’s medicine degrees 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

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#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 112 doctorate’s medicine degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMKC, the school also landed 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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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 156 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s medicine students in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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.

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#10 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 106 doctorate’s medicine degrees to qualified students.

Mizzou also took the #10 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Medicine at University of Missouri - Columbia

#7

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 $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school handed out 69 degrees to qualified doctorate’s medicine students in 2019-2020.

USD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 University of South Dakota are $12,637.

Full University of South Dakota Medicine Report

#8

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

Saint Louis University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 173 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. 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.

Full Saint Louis University Medicine Report

#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #9. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 208 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#4 in overall quality

Creighton University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Creighton University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 136 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

Creighton also took the #4 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. 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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