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2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region

14 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Medicine Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medicine program at each school on the list.

Check out the medicine programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for medicine students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for medicine students. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

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#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 3 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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#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 large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular medicine programs. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular 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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Washington University in St Louis ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular 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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University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medicine students. It came in at #9 on the list. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

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Mayo Clinic School of Medicine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for medicine students. It came in at #10 on the list. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

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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

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 14 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).

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