by our College Data Analytics Team
[Medicine](/majors/health-care-professions/medicine/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The highest-paying schools turn a medicine degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
College Factual analyzed 5 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.
Edward Via College Of Osteopathic Medicine earned the #1 spot for highest-paid medicine graduates in Virginia. Set in the city of Blacksburg, Edward Via College Of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from Edward Via College Of Osteopathic Medicine typically earn about $214,388 annually.
Virginia Commonwealth University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in medicine, landing the #2 spot this year. Virginia Commonwealth University is a public school located in the city of Richmond. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from Virginia Commonwealth University typically earn about $166,894 annually.
Eastern Virginia Medical School came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying medicine schools. Set in the city of Norfolk, Eastern Virginia Medical School is a public institution. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from Eastern Virginia Medical School typically earn about $145,384 annually.
Strong graduate earnings at University Of Virginia Main Campus earned it the #4 place for medicine. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University Of Virginia Main Campus is a public institution. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from University Of Virginia Main Campus typically earn about $136,935 annually.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University came in at #5 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying medicine schools. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a public institution. Medicine graduates of Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University earn a median of about $113,164 a year early in their careers.
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 · 5 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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