[Medical Informatics](/majors/health-care-professions/medical-illustration-informatics/medical-informatics/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools to find the best return on investment for medical informatics students.
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If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the medical informatics degrees they offer, see the list below.
For return on investment in medical informatics, no school beat University Of North Georgia this year. Set in the town of Dahlonega, University Of North Georgia is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $5,444 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $16,956. Medical Informatics graduates carry a median of $21,439 in student loans. Soon after graduation, medical informatics degree recipients from University Of North Georgia generally make around $43,714. That is a strong return on a $21,439 median debt. The acceptance rate is 68%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Kennesaw State University earned it the #2 place for medical informatics. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, Kennesaw State University is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $5,808 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $17,736. Students borrow a median of $27,004 to complete the medical informatics program here. Early-career medical informatics graduates make about $77,083. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Kennesaw State University admits about 69% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 5 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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