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FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5112

Medicine: is this first professional degree worth it?

National picture across 148 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$106,469 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$106,469Median year-4 earnings

$21,094Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$106,469Median reported earnings · year 4

$164,824Average reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

64thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

148Reporting programs

148With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: Not available
Federal debt: $26,975
Reporting programs: 1

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Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $66,899
Federal debt: $20,000
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $67,253
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 2

2 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Doctoral Degree

Year-4 earnings: $115,298
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 28

28 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

First Professional Degree

Year-4 earnings: $106,469
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 148

148 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $76,434
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 3

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COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$98,978National median$106,46975th percentile$125,346

148 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1University of Pikeville$224,231 2Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences$195,564 3West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine$173,189 4Lincoln Memorial University$170,521 5University of Nevada-Reno$162,680 6A T Still University of Health Sciences$162,225 7Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center$160,081 8Western University of Health Sciences$156,511 9Ohio University-Main Campus$154,758 10Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine$153,927

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

AnesthesiologistsSOC 29-1211 · 2 crosswalk linksCardiologistsSOC 29-1212 · 2 crosswalk linksDermatologistsSOC 29-1213 · 2 crosswalk linksEmergency Medicine PhysiciansSOC 29-1214 · 2 crosswalk linksFamily Medicine PhysiciansSOC 29-1215 · 2 crosswalk linksGeneral Internal Medicine PhysiciansSOC 29-1216 · 2 crosswalk linksNeurologistsSOC 29-1217 · 2 crosswalk linksObstetricians and GynecologistsSOC 29-1218 · 2 crosswalk linksOphthalmologists, Except PediatricSOC 29-1241 · 2 crosswalk linksOrthopedic Surgeons, Except PediatricSOC 29-1242 · 2 crosswalk linksPediatric SurgeonsSOC 29-1243 · 2 crosswalk linksPediatricians, GeneralSOC 29-1221 · 2 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR MEDICINE

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	University of PikevilleFirst Professional Degree	Pikeville, KY	$224,231	Not available	Baseline needed	$20,311
2	Pacific Northwest University of Health SciencesFirst Professional Degree	Yakima, WA	$195,564	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
3	West Virginia School of Osteopathic MedicineFirst Professional Degree	Lewisburg, WV	$173,189	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
4	Lincoln Memorial UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Harrogate, TN	$170,521	Not available	Baseline needed	$20,406
5	University of Nevada-RenoFirst Professional Degree	Reno, NV	$162,680	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,927
6	A T Still University of Health SciencesFirst Professional Degree	Kirksville, MO	$162,225	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
7	Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical CenterFirst Professional Degree	West Des Moines, IA	$160,081	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
8	Western University of Health SciencesFirst Professional Degree	Pomona, CA	$156,511	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
9	Ohio University-Main CampusFirst Professional Degree	Athens, OH	$154,758	Not available	Baseline needed	$21,637
10	Edward Via College of Osteopathic MedicineFirst Professional Degree	Blacksburg, VA	$153,927	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
11	Oklahoma State University Center for Health SciencesFirst Professional Degree	Tulsa, OK	$152,745	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
12	Touro University CaliforniaFirst Professional Degree	Vallejo, CA	$148,802	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
13	Touro University NevadaFirst Professional Degree	Henderson, NV	$148,802	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
14	University of Washington-Seattle CampusFirst Professional Degree	Seattle, WA	$147,912	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,091
15	Campbell UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Buies Creek, NC	$145,072	Not available	Baseline needed	$24,516
16	East Carolina UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Greenville, NC	$144,434	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,739
17	University of California, DavisFirst Professional Degree	Davis, CA	$144,130	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,741
18	University of California, IrvineFirst Professional Degree	Irvine, CA	$143,530	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,251
19	University of California, Los AngelesFirst Professional Degree	Los Angeles, CA	$143,434	Not available	Baseline needed	$12,548
20	Alabama College of Osteopathic MedicineFirst Professional Degree	Dothan, AL	$141,650	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
21	University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesFirst Professional Degree	Minneapolis, MN	$141,568	Not available	Baseline needed	$16,778
22	Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineFirst Professional Degree	Philadelphia, PA	$139,981	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
23	Central Michigan UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Mount Pleasant, MI	$138,552	Not available	Baseline needed	$17,597
24	Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineFirst Professional Degree	Erie, PA	$138,038	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
25	Rocky Vista UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Parker, CO	$135,585	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
26	Marshall UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Huntington, WV	$134,319	Not available	Baseline needed	$7,502
27	University of North Texas Health Science CenterFirst Professional Degree	Fort Worth, TX	$133,668	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
28	Touro UniversityFirst Professional Degree	New York, NY	$131,180	Not available	Baseline needed	$29,627
29	University of South Carolina-ColumbiaFirst Professional Degree	Columbia, SC	$130,641	Not available	Baseline needed	$22,811
30	Michigan State UniversityFirst Professional Degree	East Lansing, MI	$130,503	Not available	Baseline needed	$19,680
31	University of Hawaii at ManoaFirst Professional Degree	Honolulu, HI	$128,827	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,664
32	University of Wisconsin-MadisonFirst Professional Degree	Madison, WI	$127,913	Not available	Baseline needed	$17,354
33	University of Missouri-Kansas CityFirst Professional Degree	Kansas City, MO	$127,872	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,310
34	University of ArizonaFirst Professional Degree	Tucson, AZ	$127,725	Not available	Baseline needed	$16,674
35	University of South DakotaFirst Professional Degree	Vermillion, SD	$126,911	Not available	Baseline needed	$19,858
36	New York Institute of TechnologyFirst Professional Degree	Old Westbury, NY	$126,613	Not available	Baseline needed	$22,443
37	University of California, RiversideFirst Professional Degree	Riverside, CA	$126,607	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,304
38	Morehouse School of MedicineFirst Professional Degree	Atlanta, GA	$125,346	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
39	Loma Linda UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Loma Linda, CA	$125,175	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
40	University of KansasFirst Professional Degree	Lawrence, KS	$123,824	Not available	Baseline needed	$18,059
41	Kent State University at KentFirst Professional Degree	Kent, OH	$121,373	Not available	Baseline needed	$20,787
42	West Virginia UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Morgantown, WV	$120,123	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,634
43	Wake Forest UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Winston-Salem, NC	$119,030	Not available	Baseline needed	$28,719
44	University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesFirst Professional Degree	Little Rock, AR	$117,552	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
45	University of Illinois ChicagoFirst Professional Degree	Chicago, IL	$116,861	Not available	Baseline needed	$10,974
46	University of Nebraska Medical CenterFirst Professional Degree	Omaha, NE	$116,814	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
47	University of North DakotaFirst Professional Degree	Grand Forks, ND	$116,665	Not available	Baseline needed	$18,551
48	The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonFirst Professional Degree	Galveston, TX	$116,208	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
49	Oakland UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Rochester Hills, MI	$116,041	Not available	Baseline needed	$9,120
50	University of KentuckyFirst Professional Degree	Lexington, KY	$115,241	Not available	Baseline needed	$18,851
51	Upstate Medical UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Syracuse, NY	$115,161	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
52	Stanford UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Stanford, CA	$114,132	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,807
53	Texas A&M University-College StationFirst Professional Degree	College Station, TX	$114,060	Not available	Baseline needed	$21,315
54	Florida State UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Tallahassee, FL	$113,355	Not available	Baseline needed	$11,297
55	University of Missouri-ColumbiaFirst Professional Degree	Columbia, MO	$113,111	Not available	Baseline needed	$20,268
56	Temple UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Philadelphia, PA	$113,007	Not available	Baseline needed	$28,198
57	Oregon Health & Science UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Portland, OR	$112,813	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
58	Albany Medical CollegeFirst Professional Degree	Albany, NY	$112,736	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
59	University of California, San FranciscoFirst Professional Degree	San Francisco, CA	$112,089	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
60	University of Alabama at BirminghamFirst Professional Degree	Birmingham, AL	$112,084	Not available	Baseline needed	$18,749
61	Old Dominion UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Norfolk, VA	$112,043	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,638
62	Barry UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Miami, FL	$111,890	Not available	Baseline needed	$22,613
63	Yeshiva UniversityFirst Professional Degree	New York, NY	$111,336	Not available	Baseline needed	$49,965
64	Howard UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Washington, DC	$111,199	Not available	Baseline needed	$50,539
65	Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusFirst Professional Degree	University Park, PA	$110,814	Not available	Baseline needed	$32,875
66	East Tennessee State UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Johnson City, TN	$110,348	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,983
67	Creighton UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Omaha, NE	$109,700	Not available	Baseline needed	$31,568
68	Harvard UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Cambridge, MA	$108,149	Not available	Baseline needed	$19,066
69	Medical College of WisconsinFirst Professional Degree	Milwaukee, WI	$107,918	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
70	Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleFirst Professional Degree	Carbondale, IL	$107,267	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,297
71	University of North Carolina at Chapel HillFirst Professional Degree	Chapel Hill, NC	$106,964	Not available	Baseline needed	$11,655
72	University of LouisvilleFirst Professional Degree	Louisville, KY	$106,490	Not available	Baseline needed	$17,988
73	University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFirst Professional Degree	Dallas, TX	$106,472	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
74	Brown UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Providence, RI	$106,465	Not available	Baseline needed	$25,184
75	Columbia University in the City of New YorkFirst Professional Degree	New York, NY	$106,442	Not available	Baseline needed	$21,590
76	Wayne State UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Detroit, MI	$106,280	Not available	Baseline needed	$12,766
77	University of ToledoFirst Professional Degree	Toledo, OH	$106,268	Not available	Baseline needed	$17,249
78	University of RochesterFirst Professional Degree	Rochester, NY	$106,097	Not available	Baseline needed	$29,278
79	University of Southern CaliforniaFirst Professional Degree	Los Angeles, CA	$105,882	Not available	Baseline needed	$32,740
80	University of ConnecticutFirst Professional Degree	Storrs, CT	$105,383	Not available	Baseline needed	$25,097
81	University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusFirst Professional Degree	Waterbury, CT	$105,383	Not available	Baseline needed	$10,875
82	University of Connecticut-Avery PointFirst Professional Degree	Groton, CT	$105,383	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,807
83	University of Connecticut-StamfordFirst Professional Degree	Stamford, CT	$105,383	Not available	Baseline needed	$16,798
84	University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusFirst Professional Degree	Hartford, CT	$105,383	Not available	Baseline needed	$16,403
85	University of FloridaFirst Professional Degree	Gainesville, FL	$104,811	Not available	Baseline needed	$6,541
86	Tufts UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Medford, MA	$104,668	Not available	Baseline needed	$39,998
87	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusFirst Professional Degree	Denver, CO	$104,201	Not available	Baseline needed	$11,900
88	Dartmouth CollegeFirst Professional Degree	Hanover, NH	$104,011	Not available	Baseline needed	$29,519
89	University of Michigan-Ann ArborFirst Professional Degree	Ann Arbor, MI	$103,473	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,138
90	University of UtahFirst Professional Degree	Salt Lake City, UT	$103,469	Not available	Baseline needed	$16,200
91	Cornell UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Ithaca, NY	$103,352	Not available	Baseline needed	$28,690
92	Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityFirst Professional Degree	New York, NY	$103,352	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
93	The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonFirst Professional Degree	Houston, TX	$102,873	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
94	Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New OrleansFirst Professional Degree	New Orleans, LA	$102,862	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
95	Albert Einstein College of MedicineFirst Professional Degree	Bronx, NY	$102,727	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
96	Boston UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Boston, MA	$102,530	Not available	Baseline needed	$24,402
97	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioFirst Professional Degree	San Antonio, TX	$102,246	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
98	University of VermontFirst Professional Degree	Burlington, VT	$102,232	Not available	Baseline needed	$19,343
99	Saint Louis UniversityFirst Professional Degree	Saint Louis, MO	$101,722	Not available	Baseline needed	$24,398
100	University of ChicagoFirst Professional Degree	Chicago, IL	$101,675	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,860

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.