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

5 Ranked Colleges
2,795 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Southwest region, there were 2,795 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,133 and $148,833 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,795 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 $75-$110k” 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medicine (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 210 degrees to qualified doctorate’s medicine students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s medicine degrees to 49 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree medicine students whose families make $75-$110k list, UT Austin has also earned the #11 rank 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 UT Austin are $22,886.

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#4

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 102 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s medicine students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree medicine students whose families make $75-$110k list, UNM has also earned the #12 rank 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 University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 181 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, 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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