Doctoral · Biddeford, Maine

Is Medicine at University of New England worth it?

High confidence High confidence: 100+ graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back slowly: graduates typically recover the cost in about 8.4 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating: $70,514; Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating: $138,852; Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation: $324,899; NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published): $344k (likely $344k – $344k); AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4: $78k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in ME; 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback: 8.4 years (likely 7.4–9.6); Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return: −$190k (likely −$321k – −$68k); Today's dollars
20-year net return: $746k (likely $489k – $1.02M); Today's dollars

Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.