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.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools to find where medicine graduates earn the most.
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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 Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, our #1 for medicine graduate salaries in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. Medicine graduates of Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine earn a median of about $217,413 a year early in their careers.
Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine produces some of the highest-paid graduates in medicine, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Erie, Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the medicine program here go on to a median salary of roughly $209,034.
University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying medicine schools. University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus is a public school located in the city of Pittsburgh. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus typically earn about $155,606 annually.
Drexel University came in at #4 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying medicine schools. Set in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution. Medicine graduates of Drexel University earn a median of about $151,577 a year early in their careers.
Strong graduate earnings at University Of Pennsylvania earned it the #5 place for medicine. Set in the city of Philadelphia, University Of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from University Of Pennsylvania typically earn about $142,943 annually.
Temple University ranked #6 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying medicine schools. Set in the city of Philadelphia, Temple University is a public institution. Medicine graduates of Temple University earn a median of about $136,928 a year early in their careers.
Thomas Jefferson University came in at #7 for medicine graduate earnings this year. Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. Medicine graduates of Thomas Jefferson University earn a median of about $130,532 a year early in their careers.
The ranking above is published 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 · 7 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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