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2026 Highest Paid Medical Science Grads in the Great Lakes Region

[Medical Science](/majors/health-care-professions/medical-science/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The highest-paying schools turn a medical science degree into the strongest early-career earnings.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where medical science graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid Medical Science Grads in the Great Lakes Region

2026 Highest Paid Medical Science Grads in the Great Lakes Region

If you want to know which schools send medical science graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Medical Science Graduates

1

University Of Cincinnati Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

$201,510 Average Early-Career Salary

University Of Cincinnati Main Campus tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying medical science schools in the Great Lakes Region. Located in the city of Cincinnati, University Of Cincinnati Main Campus is a public institution. After graduating, medical science degree recipients from University Of Cincinnati Main Campus typically earn about $201,510 annually.

2

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

$260,814 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #2 makes Northwestern University one of the highest-paying schools for medical science. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston. Medical Science graduates of Northwestern University earn a median of about $260,814 a year early in their careers.

3

Rush University
Chicago, IL

$85,204 Average Early-Career Salary

Rush University came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying medical science schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, medical science degree recipients from Rush University typically earn about $85,204 annually.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their medical science graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• 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.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.