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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
2,319 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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 27,562 people earned their degree in medicine, making the major the 54th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, medicine graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $54,795 and had an average of $169,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 2,319 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,464 and $162,457 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,319 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 analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in medicine. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality medicine programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the medicine program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $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 be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s medicine degrees to 121 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #1 spot 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 199 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read more about Medicine at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#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 $0-$30k 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 $0-$30k. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s medicine degrees to 75 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree medicine students whose families make $0-$30k 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

#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 $0-$30k list. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 156 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 112 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 UMKC Medicine Report

#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

With a ranking of #7, Saint Louis University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Saint Louis University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

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 $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 208 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #8 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 University of Kansas are $25,007.

Read more about Medicine at University of Kansas

#9

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
#12 in overall quality

University of South Dakota landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Vermillion, South Dakota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s medicine degrees to 69 students 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 $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. Creighton University is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 136 doctorate’s medicine degrees to qualified students.

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 are $18,528, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Creighton Medicine Report

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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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