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2026 Best Value Medical Informatics Associate’s Degree Schools

2 Colleges in the United States
$18,038 Avg Student Debt
$43,729 Avg Median Earnings (10yr)
2026 Best Value Medical Informatics Associate's Degree Badge [Medical Informatics](/majors/health-care-professions/medical-illustration-informatics/medical-informatics/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 182 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for medical informatics students.

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2026 Best Value Medical Informatics Schools in the United States

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the medical informatics degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Medical Informatics Schools

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The Community College Of Baltimore County tops our 2026 list of the best value medical informatics schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, The Community College Of Baltimore County is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $4,110, with out-of-state students paying around $10,182. Medical Informatics graduates carry a median of $18,038 in student loans. Early-career medical informatics graduates make about $52,440. Set against $18,038 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

Other Medical Informatics Degree Levels

Explore the best-value medical informatics schools at other degree levels:

All Degree Levels in Medical Informatics
Bachelor's Degrees in Medical Informatics
Master's Degrees in Medical Informatics
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Notes and References

The ranking above is published 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 · 182 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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