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

5 Ranked Colleges
2,795 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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, 27,562 people earned their degree in medicine, making the major the 54th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, medicine graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $54,795 and had an average of $169,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,795 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,133 and $148,833 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,795 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the medicine program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree medicine students whose families make $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 located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 doctorate’s medicine degrees to qualified students.

UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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 full report on Medicine at UT Rio Grande Valley

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 181 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Medicine at Texas A&M University - College Station

#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. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 210 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s medicine students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree medicine students whose families make $30-$48k list, University of Arizona has also earned the #10 rank 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arizona Medicine Report

#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. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 doctorate’s medicine degrees to qualified students.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

Full UT Austin Medicine Report

#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 102 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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