by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for medicine students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,198 doctor's degrees in medicine during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The medicine doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality medicine program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for medicine students working on their doctor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in medicine.
It is hard to beat Saint Louis University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in medicine. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in medicine from Saint Louis University
University of Missouri - Kansas City is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in medicine. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Missouri - Kansas City
It's hard to beat University of Missouri - Columbia if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in medicine. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Missouri - Columbia
Explore all the Best Medicine Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 120 | 341 |
| Iowa | 110 | 399 |
| Kansas | 97 | 214 |
| Nebraska | 70 | 287 |
| North Dakota | 68 | 3 |
| South Dakota | 45 | 66 |
Medicine is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy | 686 |
| Medicine | 512 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 573 |
| Nursing | 379 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 264 |
| Dentistry | 235 |
| Chiropractic | 227 |
| Allied Health Professions | 117 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 62 |
| Communication Sciences | 62 |
| Optometry | 44 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 22 |