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2027 Best Value Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region

[Medical Science](/majors/health-care-professions/medical-science/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong medical science education at a price that pays off.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value medical science schools.

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• Best Value Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region

2027 Best Value Medical Science Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

$12,619 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,645 Avg Student Debt

$54,384 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Northern Arizona University, our #1 best value for medical science in the Southwest Region. Located in the city of Flagstaff, Northern Arizona University is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $12,619, with out-of-state students paying around $20,044. Medical Science graduates carry a median of $21,645 in student loans. Soon after graduation, medical science degree recipients from Northern Arizona University generally make around $47,056. That is a strong return on a $21,645 median debt. The acceptance rate is 90%.

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University Of The Southwest
Hobbs, NM

$16,670 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,162 Avg Student Debt

$45,389 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of The Southwest earned it the #2 place for medical science. Located in the town of Hobbs, University Of The Southwest is a small private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $16,670. Students borrow a median of $26,162 to complete the medical science program here. Early-career medical science graduates make about $45,907. Set against $26,162 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.