2023 Best Value Medicine Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Medicine 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.
The Best Value Medicine Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 133 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for medicine students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 2023 rankings named Universidad Central Del Caribe the best value school in the United States for medicine students. Located in the midsize city of Bayamon, UCC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCC are $5,722 per year.
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Out of the 133 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Health San Antonio are $21,694 a year.
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The excellent programs at Northeast Ohio Medical University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in the United States. NEOMED is a small public school located in the large suburb of Rootstown.
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Out of the 133 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine are $11,972 per year.
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Out of the 133 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the # 5 spot on the list. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.
USD undergraduate students pay an average of $12,942 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for medicine students. It came in at #6 on the list. UT Southwestern is a small public school located in the large city of Dallas.
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With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center did quite well on this year’s best value schools for medicine students. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
TTUHSC undergraduate students pay an average of $22,230 in tuition and fees each year.
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The University of Texas Medical Branch did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for medicine students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public college with a small student population.
UTMB Galveston undergraduate students pay an average of $23,692 in tuition and fees each year.
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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value medicine programs. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Downstate are $18,563 per year.
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Schools ranking. UAMS is a small public school located in the city of Little Rock.
UAMS undergraduate students pay an average of $15,976 in tuition and fees each year.
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Schools ranking. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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Creighton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for medicine students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Creighton are $44,524 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Creighton also is in the top 15% of our Best Medicine Schools ranking.
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Albany Medical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for medicine students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the small city of Albany, AMC Albany is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Rowan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for medicine students. It came in at #14 on the list. Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rowan are $23,408 a year.
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Thomas Jefferson University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Schools ranking. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Thomas Jefferson University undergraduate students pay an average of $42,966 in tuition and fees each year.
Thomas Jefferson University also claimed a spot on our Best Medicine Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Medical College of Wisconsin landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value medicine programs. Medical College of Wisconsin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Milwaukee.
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Mercer University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value medicine programs. Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Macon.
Mercer undergraduate students pay an average of $29,324 in tuition and fees each year.
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Baylor College of Medicine landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value medicine programs. Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
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University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNLV are $24,828 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 Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND |
| 21 | Upstate Medical University | Syracuse, NY |
| 21 | The City College of New York | New York, 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 Schools for a specific region near you.
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| Southeast |
| 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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