2023 Most Focused Colleges for Health/Medical Physics in the Plains States Region
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Health/Medical Physics is the 770th most popular major in the country with 238 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Plains States region, there were 21 health/medical physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Health/Medical Physics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in health/medical physics. That schools that top this list have a program in health/medical physics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools Highly Focused on Health/Medical Physics Major in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region health/medical physics students.
Top 3 Most Focused Colleges for Health/Medical Physics in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Health/Medical Physics Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified ’s health/medical physics students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Creighton University Health/Medical Physics Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Health/Medical Physics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified ’s health/medical physics students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Health/Medical Physics at UMN Twin Cities
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Health/Medical Physics Major in the Plains States Region. Washington University in St Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 ’s health/medical physics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Health/Medical Physics at Washington University in St Louis
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- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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