2023 Best Value Medical Science Schools in Minnesota
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Medical Science School for You
With 41 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, medical science is the #165 most popular major in Minnesota.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Medical Science Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Minnesota to see which programs offered the best value experiences for medical science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality in Medical Science
Our analysis found Saint Cloud State University to be the best value school for medical science students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at St. Cloud State University are $9,170 a year.
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The excellent programs at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in Minnesota. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine are $11,972 per year.
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The excellent programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in Minnesota. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
UMN Twin Cities undergraduate students pay an average of $15,254 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UMN Twin Cities also claimed a spot on our Best Medical Science Schools in Minnesota list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 27 |
| Iowa | 2 |
| Nebraska | 0 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
| South Dakota | 2 |
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Majors Related to Medical Science
One of 30 majors within the area of study, medical science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Science
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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.