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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medicine (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
2,079 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 20,073 people earned their degree in medicine, making the major the 40th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,079 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,079 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in medicine. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great medicine programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the medicine program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medicine (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#13 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 39 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #13 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Medicine at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 181 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree medicine students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Medicine Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#10 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 210 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Medicine at University of Arizona

#11 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 49 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree medicine students whose families make $30-$48k list, UT Austin has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Austin Medicine Report

#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#12 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 102 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #12 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNM Medicine Report

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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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