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 4 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.
Our analysis ranked Lincoln Memorial University the top school for medicine graduate earnings in Tennessee. Lincoln Memorial University is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Harrogate. Students who complete the medicine program here go on to a median salary of roughly $244,812.
A rank of #2 makes East Tennessee State University one of the highest-paying schools for medicine. Set in the city of Johnson City, East Tennessee State University is a public institution. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from East Tennessee State University typically earn about $196,850 annually.
A rank of #3 makes The University Of Tennessee Health Science Center one of the highest-paying schools for medicine. The University Of Tennessee Health Science Center is a public school located in the city of Memphis. Medicine graduates of The University Of Tennessee Health Science Center earn a median of about $135,138 a year early in their careers.
Students chasing top earnings in medicine will find them at Vanderbilt University, which ranked #4. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt University is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from Vanderbilt University typically earn about $112,986 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 · 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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