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2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region

12 Colleges
$57,509 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine School for You

In 2020-2021, 28,629 medicine students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Medicine 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. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the medicine programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Medicine Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Mayo Clinic School of Medicine the best school in the Plains States Region for medicine students. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska Medical Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNMC is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for medicine students. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#4

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Creighton University is a great place for medicine students. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

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#6

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for medicine students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

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#8

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for medicine students. It came in at #8 on the list. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medicine programs. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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Best Medicine Colleges by State

Explore the best medicine colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,012
Minnesota 341
Iowa 399
Kansas 214
Nebraska 287
North Dakota 3
South Dakota 66

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Medicine is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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