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Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region

12 Colleges
$57,509 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, medicine was ranked #41 in the country. In fact 28,629 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor 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

The colleges and universities below are the best for medicine majors pursuing a .

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 medium-sized city of Rochester.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNMC is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region list. 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

The excellent programs at Creighton University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

The excellent programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Plains States Region . SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

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#6

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medicine programs. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medicine programs. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

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

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly 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 very 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
Kansas 214
Iowa 399
Nebraska 287
North Dakota 3
South Dakota 66

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Medicine is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Medicine

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 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).

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