2027 Best Value Medicine Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
[Medicine](/majors/health-care-professions/medicine/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong medicine education at a price that pays off.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for medicine students.
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2027 Best Value Medicine Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in medicine, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Medicine Schools
Leading the list is University Of Colorado Denver, our #1 best value for medicine in the Rocky Mountains Region. Set in the city of Denver, University Of Colorado Denver is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $10,383, while out-of-state students pay about $29,391. Medicine graduates carry a median of $26,582 in student loans. Soon after graduation, medicine degree recipients from University Of Colorado Denver generally make around $67,110. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. University Of Colorado Denver admits about 75% of applicants.
University Of Utah came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value medicine schools. University Of Utah is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City. Students from in state pay about $9,620 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $30,860. Medicine graduates carry a median of $20,798 in student loans. Early-career medicine graduates make about $66,101. Set against $20,798 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 86%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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).
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