by our College Data Analytics Team
[Medicine](/majors/health-care-professions/medicine/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The schools below stand out for the salaries their medicine graduates go on to command.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 8 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.
Florida State University tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying medicine schools in Florida. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State University is a public institution. Early-career medicine graduates from Florida State University make a median of around $196,699 per year.
A rank of #2 makes University Of South Florida Main Campus one of the highest-paying schools for medicine. Located in the city of Tampa, University Of South Florida Main Campus is a public institution. Students who complete the medicine program here go on to a median salary of roughly $161,763.
University Of Florida produces some of the highest-paid graduates in medicine, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the city of Gainesville, University Of Florida is a public institution. Students who complete the medicine program here go on to a median salary of roughly $154,656.
A rank of #4 makes University Of Miami one of the highest-paying schools for medicine. Located in the suburb of Coral Gables, University Of Miami is a private not-for-profit institution. Medicine graduates of University Of Miami earn a median of about $139,150 a year early in their careers.
Students chasing top earnings in medicine will find them at Barry University, which ranked #5. Barry University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami. Medicine graduates of Barry University earn a median of about $131,554 a year early in their careers.
Florida International University landed the #6 spot for medicine salaries this year. Located in the suburb of Miami, Florida International University is a public institution. Students who complete the medicine program here go on to a median salary of roughly $122,935.
Florida Atlantic University landed the #7 spot for medicine salaries this year. Set in the city of Boca Raton, Florida Atlantic University is a public institution. Early-career medicine graduates from Florida Atlantic University make a median of around $67,033 per year.
University Of Central Florida ranked #8 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying medicine schools. Located in the suburb of Orlando, University Of Central Florida is a public institution. Early-career medicine graduates from University Of Central Florida make a median of around $61,710 per year.
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 · 8 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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