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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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Medical Informatics Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Medical Informatics is the 311th most popular major in the country with 2,004 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 286 medical informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Medical Informatics Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in medical informatics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality medical informatics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the medical informatics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The medical informatics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Medical Informatics Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region medical informatics students whose families make $30-$48k.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Medical Informatics Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 22 ’s medical informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
Mizzou also made our “Best Medical Informatics Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $11,386 for Plains States Region Medical Informatics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Missouri - Columbia.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Full University of Missouri - Columbia Medical Informatics Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Logan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Medical Informatics Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Logan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chesterfield, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Logan University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Medical Informatics Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Logan University is $5,658 for Plains States Region Medical Informatics students whose families make $30-$48k.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Medical Informatics at Logan University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Medical Informatics Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 3 ’s medical informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Medical Informatics Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for KU is $16,288 for plains states region medical informatics students whose families make $30-$48k.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Full University of Kansas Medical Informatics Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Medical Informatics Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Mary is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s medical informatics degrees to qualified students.
UMary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Medical Informatics Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Mary is $15,600 for plains states region medical informatics students whose families make $30-$48k.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Mary Medical Informatics Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Medical Informatics Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #5 spot on the list. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 206 ’s medical informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
Capella University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Medical Informatics Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.
Read full report on Medical Informatics at Capella University
Saint Louis University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Medical Informatics Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Saint Louis University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s medical informatics degrees to qualified students.
SLU also made our “Best Medical Informatics Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for SLU is $16,755 for plains states region medical informatics students whose families make $30-$48k.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Read full report on Medical Informatics at SLU
St Catherine University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Informatics Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. St Catherine University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 11 ’s medical informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
St. Kate’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Medical Informatics Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,209 for plains states region medical informatics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend St Catherine University.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Read full report on Medical Informatics at St. Kate’s
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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
- *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.
