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2023 Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Medical Science 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in the Plains States Region for medical science students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

The excellent programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in the Plains States Region . St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mayo Clinic School of Medicine. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science 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.

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The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular medical science programs. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Medical Science Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

With a ranking of #8, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medical science students. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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#9

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

With a ranking of #9, Creighton University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medical science students. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular medical science programs. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Medical Science Colleges by State

Explore the best medical science colleges 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 10 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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