2023 Most Popular Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Medical Science Master's Degree School for You
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medical Science program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical science majors pursuing a master's degree.
Most Popular Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in Medical Science
Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in the Plains States Region for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 50% of the medical science majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.
Of the 23 students majoring in medical science at St. Cloud State University, 39% are male and 61% are female.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a great place for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 23% of the students majoring in medical science at the school are women while 77% are male.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medical science schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for medical science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of North Dakota ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.
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Creighton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for medical science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.
Best Medical Science Colleges by State
Explore the best medical science colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 27 |
Minnesota | 41 |
Iowa | 2 |
Nebraska | 0 |
North Dakota | 1 |
South Dakota | 2 |
Medical Science Related Majors
One of 29 majors within the area of study, medical science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 8 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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