by our College Data Analytics Team
[Medicine](/majors/health-care-professions/medicine/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The highest-paying schools turn a medicine degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
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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If you want to know which schools send medicine graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Marshall University earned the #1 spot for highest-paid medicine graduates in West Virginia. Set in the city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public institution. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from Marshall University typically earn about $159,424 annually.
Students chasing top earnings in medicine will find them at West Virginia University, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Morgantown, West Virginia University is a public institution. After graduating, medicine degree recipients from West Virginia University typically earn about $153,284 annually.
West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine produces some of the highest-paid graduates in medicine, landing the #3 spot this year. West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine is a public school located in the town of Lewisburg. Students who complete the medicine program here go on to a median salary of roughly $70,706.
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 · 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.
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