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2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medicine in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#13 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s medicine degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, the school also landed the #13 spot 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 Rio Grande Valley are $15,151.

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#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 doctorate’s medicine degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

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#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 102 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s medicine students in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 210 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s medicine students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #10 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arizona Medicine Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s medicine degrees to 181 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

Read more about Medicine at Texas A&M University - College Station

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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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