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 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 3 schools to find where medicine graduates earn the most.
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Below are the schools whose medicine graduates go on to earn the most.
Leading the list is Pikeville College, our #1 for medicine graduate salaries in Kentucky. Set in the town of Pikeville, Pikeville College is a private not-for-profit institution. Medicine graduates of Pikeville College earn a median of about $273,309 a year early in their careers.
University Of Kentucky came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying medicine schools. Set in the city of Lexington, University Of Kentucky is a public institution. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from University Of Kentucky typically earn about $191,366 annually.
Strong graduate earnings at University Of Louisville earned it the #3 place for medicine. Set in the city of Louisville, University Of Louisville is a public institution. Students who complete the medicine program here go on to a median salary of roughly $184,775.
This ranking is produced 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.