2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medicine in Georgia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia” ranking.

Medicine is the 54th most popular major in the country with 27,562 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, medicine graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $54,795 and had an average of $169,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across Georgia, there were 568 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,700 and $206,182 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 568 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,934 and $102,100 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in medicine. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality medicine programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the medicine program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia

The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia doctor’s degree medicine students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medicine in Georgia

#1

Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$20,712 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Augusta University landed the #1 spot on the list. Augusta University is a public institution located in Augusta, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 219 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Augusta University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Augusta University are $20,712.

Read more about Medicine at Augusta University

#2

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia

#4 in overall quality

$15,264 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$54,699 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the #2 spot on the list. Mercer University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 117 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mercer, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer are $15,264, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Mercer University Medicine Report

#3

Morehouse School of Medicine

Atlanta, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$27,802 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morehouse School of Medicine. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 91 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

MSM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSM are $27,802, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Medicine at MSM

#4

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$44,676 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #4 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s medicine degrees to 141 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Medicine at Emory University

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Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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