2026 Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools in Alabama
[Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies](/majors/health-care-professions/health-medical-preparatory-programs/pre-medicine-pre-medical-studies/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools to find the best return on investment for pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students.
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2026 Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools in Alabama
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools
Leading the list is Samford University, our #1 best value for pre-medicine/pre-medical studies in Alabama. Located in the suburb of Birmingham, Samford University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $40,150 in tuition and fees. Pre-Medicine/pre-Medical Studies graduates carry a median of $21,039 in student loans. Early-career pre-medicine/pre-medical studies graduates make about $64,132. That is a strong return on a $21,039 median debt. Samford University admits about 82% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 6 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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