2027 Best Value Medicine Schools in Massachusetts
[Medicine](/majors/health-care-professions/medicine/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value medicine schools.
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2027 Best Value Medicine Schools in Massachusetts
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in medicine, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Medicine Schools
Harvard University earned the #1 spot for value among medicine schools in Massachusetts. Harvard University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $61,676. Students borrow a median of $16,616 to complete the medicine program here. Soon after graduation, medicine degree recipients from Harvard University generally make around $76,146. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 4% of applicants are accepted.
A rank of #2 makes Boston University one of the best values for medicine. Boston University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $68,102. Students borrow a median of $25,232 to complete the medicine program here. Early-career medicine graduates make about $70,654. That is a strong return on a $25,232 median debt. Roughly 11% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Tufts University earned it the #3 place for medicine. Tufts University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $70,704. Typical student debt for medicine graduates is $17,074. Early-career medicine graduates make about $69,235. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Tufts University admits about 12% 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 · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 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).
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