2023 Best Value Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for medicine students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Mayo Clinic School of Medicine to be the best value school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s 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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine are $22,716 per year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value medicine schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USD are $12,768 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Creighton are $19,096 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UND are $18,968 per year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Nebraska Medical Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value medicine schools in the Plains States Region . UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.
UNMC graduate students pay an average of $26,961 in tuition and fees each year.
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Saint Louis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SLU are $22,614 a year.
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University of Kansas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KU are $25,007 a year.
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University of Iowa landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree medicine programs. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best value schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.
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Explore the best medicine schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Minnesota | 341 |
Iowa | 399 |
Missouri | 1,012 |
Nebraska | 287 |
Kansas | 214 |
South Dakota | 66 |
North Dakota | 3 |
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Majors Related to Medicine
Medicine is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Medicine Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Medicine | 20,665 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Medicine
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.