Best Medical Schools for Your Money
To find the country’s best-value medical schools, we weighed dozens of data points, focusing on annual program costs, average student debt and typical earnings for recent graduates. Here are the colleges that scored a 4 or higher on our 5-star scale.
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College Name
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Est. annual costs
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Average student debt
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Employment rate
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Average early career salaries
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University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR |
$50,400 | $191,480 | 99% | $132,000 |
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University of California - DavisDavis, CA |
$63,600 | $125,080 | 99% | $132,400 |
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University of California - IrvineIrvine, CA |
$64,500 | $187,200 | 99% | $104,600 |
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University of California - Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA |
$69,000 | $152,270 | 99% | $128,700 |
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University of California - San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA |
$55,900 | $130,570 | 100% | $126,000 |
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University of FloridaGainesville, FL |
$53,100 | $169,390 | 98% | $102,500 |
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University of South Florida - Main CampusTampa, FL |
$52,200 | $179,550 | 98% | $102,500 |
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University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, IL |
$56,300 | $242,930 | 99% | $104,700 |
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Indiana University - Purdue University - IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN |
$55,600 | $205,780 | 99% | $110,000 |
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University of IowaIowa City, IA |
$55,800 | $171,840 | 100% | $117,900 |
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University of Maryland - BaltimoreBaltimore, MD |
$57,500 | $181,710 | 99% | $107,700 |
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University of Massachusetts Medical School WorcesterWorcester, MA |
$57,400 | $152,880 | 99% | $88,500 |
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University of Michigan - Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI |
$70,800 | $138,580 | 99% | $98,100 |
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Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI |
$48,300 | $244,800 | 98% | $132,400 |
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University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN |
$61,600 | $153,090 | 99% | $114,800 |
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University of Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE |
$35,100 | $175,500 | 99% | $108,500 |
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY |
$82,200 | $142,800 | 99% | $96,100 |
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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityBrooklyn, NY |
$61,400 | $192,820 | 99% | $108,100 |
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Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuse, NY |
$60,900 | $218,360 | 99% | $113,900 |
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University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC |
$51,800 | $146,140 | 99% | $101,100 |
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University of Cincinnati - Main CampusCincinnati, OH |
$58,200 | $178,510 | 99% | $65,900 |
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Ohio State University - Main CampusColumbus, OH |
$49,500 | $177,420 | 99% | $107,100 |
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Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, OR |
$72,800 | $212,380 | 99% | $135,300 |
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Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC |
$41,800 | $208,130 | 97% | $60,800 |
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Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX |
$44,800 | $103,160 | 99% | $96,400 |
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX |
$38,100 | $123,360 | 99% | $101,600 |
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX |
$39,400 | $127,980 | 99% | $113,900 |
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The University of Texas Medical BranchGalveston, TX |
$41,200 | $131,310 | 99% | $93,900 |
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston, TX |
$39,800 | $130,040 | 99% | $93,600 |
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University of Virginia - Main CampusCharlottesville, VA |
$69,700 | $151,680 | 97% | $98,000 |
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University of Washington - Seattle CampusSeattle, WA |
$63,200 | $180,360 | 99% | $125,800 |
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University of Wisconsin - MadisonMadison, WI |
$59,900 | $163,650 | 100% | $119,900 |
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Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA |
$47,000 | $179,030 | 99% | $105,100 |
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Notes: Annual costs include tuition and fees, books and living expenses for in-state students. Employment rate is based on the share of graduates from this program who were not working nor enrolled in another educational program within two years of leaving school. Average earnings and debt figures represent program-level earnings for graduates within one and two year(s) of completion.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard, college websites, College Factual/Money calculations.
