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Top-Rated Colleges
Introducing 2023-2024’s 5-star colleges:
- Amherst College
- Berea College
- Brown University
- California Institute of Technology
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- Columbia University in the City of New York
- Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- Cornell University
- Dartmouth College
- Duke University
- Georgetown University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Harvard University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy
- Northwestern University
- Princeton University
- Rice University
- Stanford University
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of California, Irvine
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of California, San Diego
- University of Chicago
- University of Florida
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- University of Michigan
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Virginia
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Williams College
- Yale University
- Popular Rankings
- Grad School Rankings
- Money's Methodology
Best Medical Schools for Your Money 2024
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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Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA |
$45,020 | $179,030 | 100% | $55,640 |
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Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX |
$44,700 | $103,160 | 99% | $58,020 |
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East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC |
$39,730 | $140,090 | 100% | $55,540 |
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Indiana University-Purdue University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN |
$52,940 | $205,780 | 100% | $56,920 |
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Marshall UniversityHuntington, WV |
$39,470 | $149,620 | 100% | $56,170 |
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Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC |
$42,790 | $208,130 | 100% | $54,580 |
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Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI |
$47,110 | $244,800 | 100% | $55,910 |
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Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH |
$47,860 | $177,420 | 99% | $56,890 |
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbock, TX |
$37,200 | $145,480 | 100% | $55,730 |
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston, TX |
$40,120 | $130,040 | 99% | $56,310 |
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX |
$38,890 | $127,980 | 99% | $55,660 |
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The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonGalveston, TX |
$41,760 | $131,310 | 99% | $55,830 |
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University of ArizonaTucson, AZ |
$55,840 | $187,170 | 100% | $58,410 |
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University of California-San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA |
$54,230 | $130,570 | 100% | $64,140 |
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University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL |
$47,350 | $181,100 | 100% | $56,420 |
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University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, OH |
$51,680 | $178,510 | 100% | $57,260 |
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University of FloridaGainesville, FL |
$52,090 | $169,390 | 100% | $56,040 |
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University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL |
$55,540 | $242,930 | 100% | $57,970 |
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University of IowaIowa City, IA |
$54,390 | $171,840 | 100% | $58,410 |
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University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY |
$41,120 | $200,860 | 100% | $56,720 |
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University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore, MD |
$56,320 | $181,710 | 100% | $57,690 |
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University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolWorcester, MA |
$55,940 | $152,880 | 100% | $59,070 |
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University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, MO |
$48,320 | $172,550 | 100% | $56,810 |
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University of Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE |
$53,250 | $175,500 | 100% | $58,200 |
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University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC |
$50,970 | $146,140 | 100% | $55,820 |
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University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND |
$50,490 | $145,890 | 100% | $58,100 |
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University of South FloridaTampa, FL |
$51,580 | $179,550 | 100% | $55,560 |
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX |
$38,060 | $123,360 | 99% | $57,320 |
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University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI |
$58,400 | $163,650 | 100% | $58,600 |
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West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV |
$38,010 | $188,880 | 100% | $54,650 |
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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.
