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2026 Highest Paid Medicine Grads in District of Columbia

[Medicine](/majors/health-care-professions/medicine/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. A top-earning program sends graduates into careers with strong starting pay.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where medicine graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid Medicine Grads in District of Columbia

2026 Highest Paid Medicine Grads in District of Columbia

If you want to know which schools send medicine graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Medicine Graduates

1

Howard University
Washington, DC

$158,360 Average Early-Career Salary

Leading the list is Howard University, our #1 for medicine graduate salaries in District of Columbia. Set in the city of Washington, Howard University is a private not-for-profit institution. Medicine graduates of Howard University earn a median of about $158,360 a year early in their careers.

2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

$132,966 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #2 makes George Washington University one of the highest-paying schools for medicine. Located in the city of Washington, George Washington University is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from George Washington University typically earn about $132,966 annually.

3

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

$124,419 Average Early-Career Salary

Strong graduate earnings at Georgetown University earned it the #3 place for medicine. Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from Georgetown University typically earn about $124,419 annually.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries medicine graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• 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.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.