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2023 Most Popular Medical Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Medical Science is the #147 most popular major in the country with 909 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Most Popular Medical Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medical Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the medical science doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Mayo Clinic School of Medicine the most popular school in the Plains States Region for medical science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the most popular school in the Plains States Region for medical science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the # 3 spot on the list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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#4

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Medical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Medical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Medical Science Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 27
Minnesota 41
Iowa 2
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 1
South Dakota 2

One of 29 majors within the area of study, medical science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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