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2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

10 Ranked Colleges
2,319 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Medicine is the 54th most popular major in the country with 27,562 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Plains States region, there were 2,319 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,464 and $162,457 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,319 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in medicine. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent medicine programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the medicine program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medicine (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 121 degrees to qualified doctorate’s medicine students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Medicine at Washington University in St Louis

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 75 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

UND also took the #9 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Medicine at UND

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 199 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Medicine Report

#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s medicine degrees to 112 students in 2019-2020.

UMKC also took the #11 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Missouri - Kansas City Medicine Report

#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 156 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613.

Full University of Iowa Medicine Report

#10 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 106 doctorate’s medicine degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’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 University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

Read full report on Medicine at University of Missouri - Columbia

#7

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of South Dakota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Vermillion, South Dakota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s medicine degrees to 69 students in 2019-2020.

USD also took the #12 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Dakota are $12,637, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of South Dakota Medicine Report

#8

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 173 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Saint Louis University Medicine Report

#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 208 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s medicine students in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Medicine at University of Kansas

#10

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#4 in overall quality

Creighton University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 136 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

Creighton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton University are $18,528, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Medicine at Creighton University

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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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