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2027 Best Value Medical Science Schools in Pennsylvania

[Medical Science](/majors/health-care-professions/medical-science/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong medical science education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for medical science students.

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• Best Value Medical Science Schools in Pennsylvania

2027 Best Value Medical Science Schools in Pennsylvania

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

University Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

$68,686 In-State Tuition & Fees

$16,155 Avg Student Debt

$111,371 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in medical science, no school beat University Of Pennsylvania this year. University Of Pennsylvania is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $68,686. Typical student debt for medical science graduates is $16,155. Early-career medical science graduates make about $77,276. That is a strong return on a $16,155 median debt. The acceptance rate is 5%.

2

University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

$21,926 In-State Tuition & Fees

$24,958 Avg Student Debt

$66,125 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value medical science schools. Set in the city of Pittsburgh, University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $21,926 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $41,430. Typical student debt for medical science graduates is $24,958. Soon after graduation, medical science degree recipients from University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus generally make around $200,264. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus admits about 58% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced 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.