2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Health Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Health Sciences & Services is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 31,648 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, health sciences and services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,571 and had an average of $24,129 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,793 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,826 and $21,513 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 122 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health sciences and services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the health sciences and services program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Science Schools for a Doctorate 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 Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

#3 in overall quality

$12,637 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Health Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Vermillion, South Dakota, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s health science degrees in 2019-2020.

USD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Health Sciences & Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at USD

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services (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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

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