[Medical Informatics](/majors/health-care-professions/medical-illustration-informatics/medical-informatics/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value medical informatics schools.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in medical informatics, balancing cost against outcomes.
For return on investment in medical informatics, no school beat Logan University this year. Logan University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chesterfield. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,000. Medical Informatics graduates carry a median of $14,000 in student loans. Medical Informatics graduates of Logan University earn a median of $49,628 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $14,000 median debt. Logan University admits about 64% of applicants.
Students looking for strong value in medical informatics will find it at University Of Missouri Columbia, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Columbia, University Of Missouri Columbia is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $14,837, while out-of-state students pay about $36,056. Typical student debt for medical informatics graduates is $21,818. Soon after graduation, medical informatics degree recipients from University Of Missouri Columbia generally make around $53,134. Set against $21,818 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 78%.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled 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 · 3 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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