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. A top-earning program sends graduates into careers with strong starting pay.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 4 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.
East Carolina University tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying medicine schools in North Carolina. Set in the city of Greenville, East Carolina University is a public institution. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from East Carolina University typically earn about $208,132 annually.
A rank of #2 makes University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill one of the highest-paying schools for medicine. Set in the city of Chapel Hill, University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill is a public institution. Medicine graduates of University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill earn a median of about $173,217 a year early in their careers.
A rank of #3 makes Wake Forest University one of the highest-paying schools for medicine. Set in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the medicine program here go on to a median salary of roughly $151,765.
Students chasing top earnings in medicine will find them at Campbell University, which ranked #4. Campbell University is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buies Creek. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from Campbell University typically earn about $61,520 annually.
The ranking above is published 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 · 4 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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