2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region
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 city of Rochester.
The excellent programs at University of Nebraska Medical Center helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Omaha, UNMC is a public school with a small student population.
Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 3 spot on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.
With a ranking of #6, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for medicine students. It came in at #7 on the list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.
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.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medicine programs. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
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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 city of Lawrence.
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 |
| Kansas | 214 |
| Iowa | 399 |
| Nebraska | 287 |
| North Dakota | 3 |
| South Dakota | 66 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Medicine
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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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