2026 Best Value Medical Scientist Schools in Minnesota
[Medical Scientist](/majors/health-care-professions/medical-science/medical-scientist/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong medical scientist education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find the best return on investment for medical scientist students.
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2026 Best Value Medical Scientist Schools in Minnesota
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in medical scientist, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Medical Scientist Schools
Saint Cloud State University tops our 2026 list of the best value medical scientist schools in Minnesota. Set in the city of Saint Cloud, Saint Cloud State University is a large public institution. Students from in state pay about $10,245 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for medical scientist graduates is $25,076. Soon after graduation, medical scientist degree recipients from Saint Cloud State University generally make around $51,625. That is a strong return on a $25,076 median debt. Roughly 95% of applicants are accepted.
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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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