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2026 Best Value Medical Informatics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

[Medical Informatics](/majors/health-care-professions/medical-illustration-informatics/medical-informatics/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong medical informatics education at a price that pays off.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools to find the best return on investment for medical informatics students.

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• Best Value Medical Informatics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2026 Best Value Medical Informatics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

1

University Of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

$9,620 In-State Tuition & Fees

$20,798 Avg Student Debt

$67,170 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Utah tops our 2026 list of the best value medical informatics schools in the Rocky Mountains Region. Set in the city of Salt Lake City, University Of Utah is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $9,620, with out-of-state students paying around $30,860. Students borrow a median of $20,798 to complete the medical informatics program here. Medical Informatics graduates of University Of Utah earn a median of $82,917 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $20,798 median debt. University Of Utah admits about 86% of applicants.

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University Of Denver
Denver, CO

$61,398 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,534 Avg Student Debt

$71,155 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Denver came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value medical informatics schools. University Of Denver is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $61,398. Students borrow a median of $22,534 to complete the medical informatics program here. Medical Informatics graduates of University Of Denver earn a median of $56,999 early in their careers. Set against $22,534 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 78% of applicants are accepted.

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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 · 8 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.