Median earnings of medicine graduates (doctoral degree) one year after graduation, at 29 colleges. National median: $65,294, rising to $116,849 after four years.
| # | College | State | Earnings after 1 yr | After 4 yrs | Median debt |
|---|
| 1 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | NY | $82,190 | $104,361 | $124,868 |
| 2 | University of Southern California | CA | $78,370 | — | — |
| 3 | Yale University | CT | $78,069 | $100,955 | $55,000 |
| 4 | University of California-San Diego | CA | $77,325 | $118,330 | $117,905 |
| 5 | California University of Science and Medicine | CA | $76,706 | — | — |
| 6 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | NY | $76,098 | $102,323 | $219,503 |
| 7 | University of California-Riverside | CA | $75,691 | $128,469 | $116,624 |
| 8 | Quinnipiac University | CT | $69,329 | $108,362 | $230,383 |
| 9 | Duke University | NC | $67,376 | $92,928 | $158,998 |
| 10 | University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | MA | $67,280 | $105,854 | $186,845 |
| 11 | Rowan University | NJ | $66,872 | $116,089 | — |
| 12 | Samuel Merritt University | CA | $66,461 | $165,829 | $277,401 |
| 13 | Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine | PA | $65,914 | $116,849 | $263,559 |
| 14 | University of New England | ME | $65,648 | $129,270 | $324,899 |
| 15 | Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | IL | $65,294 | $120,036 | — |
| 16 | Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine | MI | $65,166 | $107,892 | $296,704 |
| 17 | Wright State University-Main Campus | OH | $64,775 | $106,384 | $243,331 |
| 18 | Meharry Medical College | TN | $64,371 | $126,788 | $266,223 |
| 19 | Midwestern University-Downers Grove | IL | $63,500 | $145,060 | $379,095 |
| 20 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | NM | $63,388 | $105,543 | $124,532 |
| 21 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso | TX | $63,316 | — | $158,947 |
| 22 | University of South Dakota | SD | $63,143 | — | $142,217 |
| 23 | A T Still University of Health Sciences | MO | $62,885 | — | $355,666 |
| 24 | Marian University | IN | $62,157 | $174,993 | $287,734 |
| 25 | Liberty University | VA | $62,009 | $176,742 | $298,507 |
| 26 | Nova Southeastern University | FL | $61,706 | $130,217 | $361,981 |
| 27 | Mercer University | GA | $61,416 | $118,913 | $201,912 |
| 28 | University of South Alabama | AL | $60,364 | $114,506 | $201,012 |
| 29 | University of Mississippi | MS | $57,978 | $110,599 | $196,284 |
Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
How much do medicine graduates earn?
The median college reports $65,294 in earnings one year after a doctoral degree in medicine and $116,849 four years after. The highest is $82,190 at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
How much student debt do medicine graduates have?
The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $210,106 at the typical college.