2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Oncology and Cancer Biology Major in the Plains States Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Oncology and Cancer Biology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Oncology & Cancer Biology is the 874th most popular major in the country with 170 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Plains States region, there were 9 oncology & cancer biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 oncology & cancer biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,238 and $112,293 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Oncology and Cancer Biology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in oncology & cancer biology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in oncology & cancer biology.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Oncology and Cancer Biology Major in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree oncology and cancer biology students.
Top 4 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Oncology & Cancer Biology 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 Oncology and Cancer Biology Major in the Plains States Region. University of Nebraska Medical Center is a small public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 4 doctorate’s oncology and cancer biology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full University of Nebraska Medical Center Oncology & Cancer Biology Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Oncology and Cancer Biology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s oncology and cancer biology students in 2021-2022.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Kansas Oncology & Cancer Biology Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Oncology and Cancer Biology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s oncology and cancer biology degrees to qualified students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Full University of Iowa Oncology & Cancer Biology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Oncology and Cancer Biology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s oncology and cancer biology students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
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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.
