2027 Best Value Medicine Schools in Tennessee
[Medicine](/majors/health-care-professions/medicine/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong medicine education at a price that pays off.
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 Tennessee
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
Our analysis ranked Vanderbilt University the best value for a degree in medicine in Tennessee. Set in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt University is a large private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $67,498. Students borrow a median of $13,975 to complete the medicine program here. Soon after graduation, medicine degree recipients from Vanderbilt University generally make around $66,933. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 6%.
Students looking for strong value in medicine will find it at East Tennessee State University, which ranked #2. East Tennessee State University is a large public school located in the city of Johnson City. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $10,216, compared with $13,726 for out-of-state students. Medicine graduates carry a median of $21,301 in student loans. Early-career medicine graduates make about $60,144. That is a strong return on a $21,301 median debt. The acceptance rate is 86%.
Lincoln Memorial University came in at #3 on our 2027 list of the best value medicine schools. Set in the town of Harrogate, Lincoln Memorial University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $26,938. Typical student debt for medicine graduates is $20,693. Early-career medicine graduates make about $61,666. That is a strong return on a $20,693 median debt. The acceptance rate is 63%.
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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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