---

2027 Best Value Medical Science Schools in Indiana

[Medical Science](/majors/health-care-professions/medical-science/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. 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 science students.

What’s on this page:

• Best Value Medical Science Schools in Indiana

2027 Best Value Medical Science Schools in Indiana

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the medical science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Medical Science Schools

1

Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

$10,762 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,146 Avg Student Debt

$55,198 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in medical science, no school beat Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis this year. Set in the city of Indianapolis, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $10,762, with out-of-state students paying around $34,891. Students borrow a median of $23,146 to complete the medical science program here. Early-career medical science graduates make about $56,930. That is a strong return on a $23,146 median debt. Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis admits about 76% of applicants.

2

Butler University
Indianapolis, IN

$47,560 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,351 Avg Student Debt

$77,235 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Butler University earned it the #2 place for medical science. Set in the city of Indianapolis, Butler University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $47,560. Students borrow a median of $25,351 to complete the medical science program here. Medical Science graduates of Butler University earn a median of $68,222 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 85%.

View All Medical Science Rankings >

Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.