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2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region

12 Colleges
$57,509 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine School for You

With 28,629 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, medicine is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Medicine Colleges.

Top 10 Best Medicine Schools

Our analysis found Mayo Clinic School of Medicine to be the best school for medicine students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Nebraska Medical Center helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Plains States Region . UNMC is a small public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Creighton University is a great place for medicine students. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

The excellent programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for medicine students. It came in at #6 on the list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medicine programs. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for medicine students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medicine programs. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best medicine schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 341
Iowa 399
Missouri 1,012
Nebraska 287
Kansas 214
South Dakota 66
North Dakota 3

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Medicine is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Medicine Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 20,665

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).

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