2026 Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools in Iowa

[Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies](/majors/health-care-professions/health-medical-preparatory-programs/pre-medicine-pre-medical-studies/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong pre-medicine/pre-medical studies education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students.
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2026 Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools in Iowa
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools
Grand View University earned the #1 spot for value among pre-medicine/pre-medical studies schools in Iowa. Set in the city of Des Moines, Grand View University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $34,762. Students borrow a median of $26,941 to complete the pre-medicine/pre-medical studies program here. Early-career pre-medicine/pre-medical studies graduates make about $45,180. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 99%.
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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