2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Epidemiology in the Plains States Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Epidemiology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Epidemiology is the 280th most popular major in the country with 2,601 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Plains States region, there were 128 epidemiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 epidemiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,238 and $112,293 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Epidemiology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in epidemiology. That schools that top this list have a program in epidemiology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Epidemiology Major in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree epidemiology students.
Top 4 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Epidemiology in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska Medical Center. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Epidemiology Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s epidemiology degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Epidemiology at University of Nebraska Medical Center
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 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Epidemiology Major in the Plains States Region. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Epidemiology at UMN Twin Cities
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Epidemiology Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s epidemiology degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Epidemiology at Saint Louis University
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Epidemiology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 5 doctorate’s epidemiology degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Epidemiology at Iowa
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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