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.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for medicine students.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in medicine, balancing cost against outcomes.
University Of South Dakota tops our 2026 list of the best value medicine schools in South Dakota. University Of South Dakota is a large public school located in the town of Vermillion. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,432, while out-of-state students pay about $12,942. Students borrow a median of $26,322 to complete the medicine program here. Early-career medicine graduates make about $51,566. That is a strong return on a $26,322 median debt. The acceptance rate is 99%.
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 · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
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