2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Physics (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

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 Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Health/Medical Physics is the 789th most popular major in the country with 231 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 6 health/medical physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 health/medical physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in health/medical physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health/medical physics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health/medical physics 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree health/medical physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Physics (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s health/medical physics degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #0 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Health/Medical Physics at UMN Twin Cities

#2

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$18,528 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s health/medical physics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Creighton, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Physics Master’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 Creighton are $18,528.

Read more about Health/Medical Physics at Creighton

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Physics (Income $0-$30k)

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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