by our College Data Analytics Team
[Medicine](/majors/health-care-professions/medicine/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The highest-paying schools turn a medicine degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 14 schools on the early-career earnings of their medicine graduates.
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If you want to know which schools send medicine graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Leading the list is Weill Cornell Medical College, our #1 for medicine graduate salaries in New York. Weill Cornell Medical College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from Weill Cornell Medical College typically earn about $135,907 annually.
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai produces some of the highest-paid graduates in medicine, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of New York, Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai typically earn about $130,137 annually.
A rank of #3 makes Touro College one of the highest-paying schools for medicine. Touro College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. Early-career medicine graduates from Touro College make a median of around $213,949 per year.
Students chasing top earnings in medicine will find them at New York Institute Of Technology, which ranked #4. Set in the rural area of Old Westbury, New York Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. Medicine graduates of New York Institute Of Technology earn a median of about $185,227 a year early in their careers.
Strong graduate earnings at Upstate Medical University earned it the #5 place for medicine. Located in the city of Syracuse, Upstate Medical University is a public institution. Students who complete the medicine program here go on to a median salary of roughly $170,417.
Columbia University In The City Of New York earned the #6 position for medicine graduate earnings this year. Columbia University In The City Of New York is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. Students who complete the medicine program here go on to a median salary of roughly $141,861.
Stony Brook University landed the #7 spot for medicine salaries this year. Stony Brook University is a public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook. Early-career medicine graduates from Stony Brook University make a median of around $146,211 per year.
Albany Medical College earned the #8 position for medicine graduate earnings this year. Albany Medical College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from Albany Medical College typically earn about $150,571 annually.
New York Medical College placed #9 among the highest-paying schools for medicine. Set in the suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from New York Medical College typically earn about $136,878 annually.
Hofstra University placed #10 among the highest-paying schools for medicine. Set in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra University is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the medicine program here go on to a median salary of roughly $131,382.
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine landed the #11 spot for medicine salaries this year. Located in the city of Bronx, Albert Einstein College Of Medicine is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from Albert Einstein College Of Medicine typically earn about $75,053 annually.
Cuny City College earned the #12 position for medicine graduate earnings this year. Set in the city of New York, Cuny City College is a public institution. Students who complete the medicine program here go on to a median salary of roughly $74,620.
University Of Rochester earned the #13 position for medicine graduate earnings this year. Set in the city of Rochester, University Of Rochester is a private not-for-profit institution. Early-career medicine graduates from University Of Rochester make a median of around $67,077 per year.
University At Buffalo ranked #14 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying medicine schools. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University At Buffalo is a public institution. Medicine graduates of University At Buffalo earn a median of about $64,438 a year early in their careers.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their medicine graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 14 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.
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