by our College Data Analytics Team
[Medicine](/majors/health-care-professions/medicine/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong medicine education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for medicine students.
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If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the medicine degrees they offer, see the list below.
University Of Kansas earned the #1 spot for value among medicine schools in Kansas. Set in the city of Lawrence, University Of Kansas is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $12,102, with out-of-state students paying around $30,432. Medicine graduates carry a median of $23,608 in student loans. Early-career medicine graduates make about $63,138. Set against $23,608 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 94%.
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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 · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
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