by our College Data Analytics Team
[Medicine](/majors/health-care-professions/medicine/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a medicine degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying medicine schools.
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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 Rocky Vista University, our #1 for medicine graduate salaries in the Rocky Mountains Region. Set in the suburb of Parker, Rocky Vista University is a private for-profit institution. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from Rocky Vista University typically earn about $232,420 annually.
A rank of #2 makes University Of Colorado Denver one of the highest-paying schools for medicine. Located in the city of Denver, University Of Colorado Denver is a public institution. Students who complete the medicine program here go on to a median salary of roughly $160,593.
Students chasing top earnings in medicine will find them at University Of Utah, which ranked #3. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, University Of Utah is a public institution. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from University Of Utah typically earn about $158,816 annually.
This ranking is produced 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 · 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.
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