2023 Best Value Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for medicine students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for medicine majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Medicine Schools
Our analysis found Mayo Clinic School of Medicine to be the best value school for medicine students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine undergraduate students pay an average of $11,972 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Dakota is a great value for medicine students. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USD are $12,942 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Creighton are $44,524 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Creighton also is in the top 20% of our Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.
UND undergraduate students pay an average of $15,037 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska Medical Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNMC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNMC are $31,111 per year.
Saint Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for medicine students. It came in at #6 on the list. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SLU are $48,824 per year.
University of Kansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at KU are $28,034 a year.
University of Iowa landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value medicine programs. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa are $31,905 a year.
Iowa also claimed a spot on our Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Medicine at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for medicine students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.
Mizzou undergraduate students pay an average of $30,450 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Medicine Colleges by State
Explore the best medicine schools 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 Related Majors for Medicine
Medicine is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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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