2023 Best Value Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 28,629 people earned a degree or certificate in medicine, making the major the #41 most popular in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 133 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for medicine students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Our analysis found Universidad Central Del Caribe to be the best value school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Bayamon, UCC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
UCC graduate students pay an average of $7,302 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.
UT Health San Antonio graduate students pay an average of $13,448 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northeast Ohio Medical University is a great value for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. NEOMED is a small public school located in the large suburb of Rootstown.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NEOMED are $14,718 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mayo Clinic School of Medicine. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine are $22,716 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value medicine schools in the United States. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USD are $12,768 per year.
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the large city of Dallas.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Southwestern are $17,845 per year.
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for medicine students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TTUHSC are $19,056 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas Medical Branch did quite well on this year’s best value schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public college with a small student population.
UTMB Galveston graduate students pay an average of $21,997 in tuition and fees each year.
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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for medicine students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Downstate are $23,763 per year.
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UAMS is a small public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.
UAMS graduate students pay an average of $17,652 in tuition and fees each year.
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Creighton University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Creighton are $19,096 a year.
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for medicine students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai graduate students pay an average of $30,056 in tuition and fees each year.
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Albany Medical College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Albany, AMC Albany is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at AMC Albany are $29,117 per year.
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Thomas Jefferson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for medicine students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Thomas Jefferson University are $22,644 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Thomas Jefferson University also is in the top 10% of our Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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Rowan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for medicine students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.
Rowan graduate students pay an average of $16,146 in tuition and fees each year.
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Medical College of Wisconsin came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Medical College of Wisconsin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Milwaukee.
Medical College of Wisconsin graduate students pay an average of $30,150 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #17, Mercer University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Macon.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mercer are $15,544 a year.
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Baylor College of Medicine landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree medicine programs. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Baylor College of Medicine are $29,896 a year.
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University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNLV are $22,698 a year.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND |
| 21 | The City College of New York | New York, NY |
| 21 | Upstate Medical University | Syracuse, NY |
| 23 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 24 | Eastern Virginia Medical School | Norfolk, VA |
| 24 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX |
| 26 | University of New Mexico - Main Campus | Albuquerque, NM |
| 26 | New York Medical College | Valhalla, NY |
Medicine by Region
View the Best Value Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
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Medicine Related Majors for Medicine
Medicine is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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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