2023 Best Value Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 Value 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 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 Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Mayo Clinic School of Medicine the best value school in the Plains States Region for medicine students. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine are $11,972 a year.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USD are $12,942 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 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 undergraduate student at Creighton are $44,524 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Creighton also did well on our Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the # 4 spot on the list. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UND are $15,037 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UND also did well on our Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent programs at University of Nebraska Medical Center helped the school earn the #5 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 city of Omaha.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNMC are $31,111 a year.
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Saint Louis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SLU are $48,824 a year.
SLU also claimed a spot on our Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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University of Kansas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at KU are $28,034 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, KU also is in the top 15% of our Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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University of Iowa came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa are $31,905 a year.
Iowa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 20% of our Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $30,450 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Mizzou also did well on our Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Request InformationBest 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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Majors Related to Medicine
Medicine is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Medicine Focus Areas
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 20,665 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Medicine
| 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.
- 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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