First professional · Health Professions and Related Programs

Medicine (First professional): earnings by school

158 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$65,231
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$106,465
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$205,152
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 145 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $99,252 and $126,607. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
University of Pikeville KY$61,530$224,231$273,784
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences WA$64,361$195,564$334,699
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine WV$62,169$173,189$289,954
Lincoln Memorial University TN$60,264$170,521$343,425
University of Nevada-Reno NV$66,286$162,680$177,555
A T Still University of Health Sciences MO$63,793$162,225—
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center IA$64,135$160,081$278,566
Western University of Health Sciences CA$67,826$156,511$320,525
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$63,385$154,758$265,291
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine VA$61,231$153,927$293,263
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences OK$59,440$152,745$199,682
Touro University California CA$64,701$148,802$344,183
Touro University Nevada NV$64,701$148,802$344,183
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$67,265$147,912$218,096
Campbell University NC$61,367$145,072$302,745
East Carolina University NC—$144,434$158,510
University of California-Davis CA$77,214$144,130$133,762
University of California-Irvine CA$77,316$143,530$184,329
University of California-Los Angeles CA$77,614$143,434$91,022
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine AL$60,606$141,650$337,118
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$65,231$141,568$150,781
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine PA$64,415$139,981$300,000
Central Michigan University MI$62,660$138,552$253,748
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine PA$62,892$138,038$257,584
Rocky Vista University CO$62,845$135,585$375,156
Marshall University WV$60,318$134,319$157,775
University of North Texas Health Science Center TX$62,117$133,668$173,545
Touro University NY$68,694$131,180$370,000
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$60,322$130,641$211,759
Michigan State University MI$62,429$130,503$262,566
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI$69,789$128,827$160,487
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$66,453$127,913$185,334
University of Missouri-Kansas City MO$63,787$127,872$191,495
University of Arizona AZ$66,460$127,725$186,889
University of South Dakota SD$62,709$126,911—
New York Institute of Technology NY$67,192$126,613$307,424
University of California-Riverside CA—$126,607—
Morehouse School of Medicine GA$65,618$125,346$196,150
Loma Linda University CA$68,835$125,175$237,563
University of Kansas KS$62,359$123,824$189,977
Kent State University at Kent OH$60,716$121,373$294,629
West Virginia University WV$61,804$120,123$176,073
Wake Forest University NC$64,600$119,030$241,674
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences AR$59,363$117,552$225,828
University of Illinois Chicago IL$66,199$116,861$251,564
University of Nebraska Medical Center NE$63,547$116,814$178,042
University of North Dakota ND$64,914$116,665$182,056
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston TX$62,339$116,208$153,032
Oakland University MI$64,353$116,041$199,924
University of Kentucky KY$60,915$115,241$221,188
Upstate Medical University NY$67,294$115,161$237,792
Stanford University CA$86,231$114,132$142,993
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$64,570$114,060$158,428
Florida State University FL$61,678$113,355$180,829
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$62,912$113,111$175,330
Temple University PA$67,797$113,007$209,229
Oregon Health & Science University OR$70,195$112,813$237,175
Albany Medical College NY$70,502$112,736$260,778
University of California-San Francisco CA$80,674$112,089$132,611
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL$60,909$112,084$184,222
Old Dominion University VA$63,891$112,043$257,525
Barry University FL$59,926$111,890$279,868
Howard University DC$68,766$111,199$208,644
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$66,744$110,814$203,207
East Tennessee State University TN$60,468$110,348$225,746
Creighton University NE$64,762$109,700$290,332
Harvard University MA$81,073$108,149$92,193
Medical College of Wisconsin WI$66,433$107,918$234,504
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL$63,244$107,267$248,753
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$64,208$106,964$157,242
University of Louisville KY$61,970$106,490$232,693
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center TX$66,105$106,472$162,934
Brown University RI$69,273$106,465$156,421
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$79,570$106,442$90,371
Wayne State University MI$62,585$106,280$179,777
University of Toledo OH$64,065$106,268$240,558
University of Rochester NY$67,977$106,097$200,795
University of Southern California CA$79,316$105,882$225,644
University of Connecticut CT$69,542$105,383—
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$69,542$105,383—
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$69,542$105,383—
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$69,542$105,383—
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$69,542$105,383—
University of Florida FL$63,389$104,811$174,631
Tufts University MA$70,452$104,668$250,132
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$67,331$104,201$230,053
Dartmouth College NH$71,628$104,011$239,496
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$70,821$103,473$158,239
University of Utah UT$66,570$103,469$196,445
Cornell University NY—$103,352$84,080
Weill Medical College of Cornell University NY—$103,352$84,080
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston TX$66,443$102,873$148,634
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans LA$59,051$102,862$211,559
Albert Einstein College of Medicine NY$78,207$102,727$155,763
Boston University MA$71,154$102,530$182,792
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio TX$61,999$102,246$142,992
University of Vermont VT$66,766$102,232$239,446
Saint Louis University MO$64,466$101,722$247,679
University of Chicago IL$70,835$101,675$128,833
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN$63,047$101,569$196,650
Virginia Commonwealth University VA$64,402$101,335$188,232
George Washington University DC$68,287$100,874$215,211
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport LA$58,448$100,409$201,770
University at Buffalo NY$64,658$100,331$257,748
Hofstra University NY$79,448$99,911$136,197
University of Pennsylvania PA$71,700$99,652$130,845
Augusta University GA$63,091$99,481$184,644
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$64,311$99,404$191,485
Stony Brook University NY$71,922$99,252$237,221
Johns Hopkins University MD$71,012$98,978$101,083
Emory University GA$67,756$98,605$175,334
University of Iowa IA$65,152$98,361$178,776
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$67,547$98,219$195,737
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$65,487$97,806$150,591
University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center OK$59,950$97,714$170,890
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$59,950$97,714$170,890
Loyola University Chicago IL$66,676$97,532$263,767
Rush University IL$68,267$97,168$262,371
University of South Florida FL$61,848$97,089$189,336
University of Maryland Baltimore MD$65,908$96,990$162,000
Medical University of South Carolina SC$61,132$96,864$217,877
Thomas Jefferson University PA$67,998$96,329$198,745
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$71,892$96,288$208,386
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science MN$67,119$95,873$137,598
Drexel University PA$68,105$95,437$284,748
Northeast Ohio Medical University OH$64,121$95,374$256,642
Florida International University FL$65,493$95,353$205,152
New York Medical College NY$73,742$95,053$289,277
University of Miami FL$67,752$94,678$261,817
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$64,271$94,416$244,222
Northwestern University IL$70,959$94,158$183,053
Baylor College of Medicine TX$67,400$93,456$103,015
New York University NY$78,686$93,412$74,986
Case Western Reserve University OH$67,490$92,532$208,603
Georgetown University DC$68,585$90,785$276,484
Washington University in St Louis MO$67,417$90,449$75,886
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$64,507$90,324$220,737
Vanderbilt University TN$65,367$90,286$184,224
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center TN$60,471$89,710$203,738
Florida Atlantic University FL$66,642$89,537—
CUNY City College NY$79,011—$185,086
Kansas City University MO$61,711$77,706$297,833
Universidad Central Del Caribe PR$56,369$76,933$223,167
New York College of Podiatric Medicine NY$73,159—$237,036
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine NJ$71,003—$205,938
University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences PR—$68,757—
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine PR$57,285$68,551$211,263
Washington State University WA$67,273—$211,091
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$66,550—$246,257
Tulane University of Louisiana LA$66,193—$342,528
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV$65,032—$171,084
The University of Texas at Austin TX$64,290—$125,647
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX$62,778—$144,277
University of Central Florida FL$62,589—$175,333
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine NM$62,361—$330,931
University of the Incarnate Word TX$61,065—$343,248
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education AR$59,276—$298,064
Sonoran University of Health Sciences AZ$37,324$51,044—