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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medical Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

2 Ranked Colleges
14 Degrees Awarded
$31,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 842 people earned their degree in medical science, making the major the 254th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, medical science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $150,200 and had an average of $85,505 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 118 medical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 medical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in medical science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality medical science 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 science 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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Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree medical science students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medical Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree medical science students with aid list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Medical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Medical Science Report

#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s medical science students in 2019-2020.

UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Medical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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

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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