2022 Best Value Oncology and Cancer Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Oncology and Cancer Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 147 people earned their degree in oncology and cancer biology, making the major the 901st most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 11 oncology and cancer biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 oncology and cancer biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Oncology and Cancer Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in oncology and cancer biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality oncology and cancer biology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the oncology and cancer biology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Oncology and Cancer Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree oncology and cancer biology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Oncology & Cancer Biology (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Oncology and Cancer Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s oncology and cancer biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Oncology & Cancer Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Oncology and Cancer Biology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s oncology and cancer biology students in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Oncology & Cancer Biology 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 University of Kansas are $25,007.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Oncology & Cancer Biology (Income $48-$75k)

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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