2027 Best Value Medicine Schools in Georgia
[Medicine](/majors/health-care-professions/medicine/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for medicine students.
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2027 Best Value Medicine Schools in Georgia
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the medicine degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Medicine Schools
Augusta University earned the #1 spot for value among medicine schools in Georgia. Set in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $8,414, compared with $24,734 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $25,745 to complete the medicine program here. Soon after graduation, medicine degree recipients from Augusta University generally make around $63,472. Set against $25,745 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Augusta University admits about 86% of applicants.
Emory University came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value medicine schools. Emory University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $64,280. Medicine graduates carry a median of $19,431 in student loans. Early-career medicine graduates make about $67,663. That is a strong return on a $19,431 median debt. Emory University admits about 11% of applicants.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Mercer University earned it the #3 place for medicine. Mercer University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Macon. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $31,565. Students borrow a median of $32,463 to complete the medicine program here. Early-career medicine graduates make about $61,937. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 69%.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled 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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