2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medicine program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the medicine doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 59% of the medicine majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 44% of the medicine majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 173 students majoring in medicine at SLU, 57% are male and 43% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular 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.
Of the 164 students majoring in medicine at Creighton, 55% are male and 45% are female.
Out of the 13 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 48% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 52% are male.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree medicine programs. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
About 48% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 52% are male.
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University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNMC is a small public school located in the large city of Omaha.
About 41% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 59% are male.
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Washington University in St Louis ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree 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.
Women make up 50% of the medicine majors at the school.
With a ranking of #9, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 104 students majoring in medicine at UMKC, 40% are male and 60% are female.
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. 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.
About 45% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 55% are male.
Best Medicine Colleges by State
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 |
Nebraska | 287 |
Missouri | 1,012 |
Kansas | 214 |
South Dakota | 66 |
North Dakota | 3 |
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 13 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.
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