by our College Data Analytics Team
[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.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 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 Augusta University, our #1 for medicine graduate salaries in Georgia. Set in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public institution. Students who complete the medicine program here go on to a median salary of roughly $159,709.
Morehouse School Of Medicine produces some of the highest-paid graduates in medicine, landing the #2 spot this year. Morehouse School Of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from Morehouse School Of Medicine typically earn about $149,339 annually.
Students chasing top earnings in medicine will find them at Emory University, which ranked #3. Emory University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta. Students who complete the medicine program here go on to a median salary of roughly $107,716.
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 · 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.