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2022 Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
72 Degrees Awarded
$29,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Plains States region, there were 89 medical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 72 medical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in medical science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent medical science programs, but they also cost less that 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Medical Science in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine

Rochester, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Rochester, Minnesota, and it awarded 30 masters’s medical science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree medical science students with aid list, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine are $20,837, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Medical Science Report

#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Cloud State University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St. Cloud State University are $12,904.

Read full report on Medical Science at St. Cloud State University

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s medical science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree medical science students with aid list, Iowa has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Medical Science at Iowa

#4

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s medical science degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Medical Science at Washington University in St Louis

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Medical Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #5 spot on the list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s medical science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree medical science students with aid list, Mizzou has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Medical Science at Mizzou

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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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