[Medical Informatics](/majors/health-care-professions/medical-illustration-informatics/medical-informatics/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for medical informatics students.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in medical informatics, balancing cost against outcomes.
Leading the list is University Of Utah, our #1 best value for medical informatics in the Rocky Mountains Region. University Of Utah is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City. Students from in state pay about $9,620 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $30,860. Typical student debt for medical informatics graduates is $20,798. Medical Informatics graduates of University Of Utah earn a median of $82,917 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $20,798 median debt. Roughly 86% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Denver earned it the #2 place for medical informatics. Set in the city of Denver, University Of Denver is a large private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $61,398. Students borrow a median of $22,534 to complete the medical informatics program here. Medical Informatics graduates of University Of Denver earn a median of $56,999 early in their careers. Set against $22,534 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 78% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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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