[Medical Informatics](/majors/health-care-professions/medical-illustration-informatics/medical-informatics/) 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.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 6 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for medical informatics students.
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If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the medical informatics degrees they offer, see the list below.
Leading the list is Capella University, our #1 best value for medical informatics in Minnesota. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a very large private for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $14,400 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for medical informatics graduates is $35,998. Medical Informatics graduates of Capella University earn a median of $90,190 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at St Catherine University earned it the #2 place for medical informatics. Located in the city of Saint Paul, St Catherine University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $38,428 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $29,883 to complete the medical informatics program here. Soon after graduation, medical informatics degree recipients from St Catherine University generally make around $60,427. That is a strong return on a $29,883 median debt. Roughly 92% of applicants are accepted.
The College Of Saint Scholastica came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the best value medical informatics schools. Set in the city of Duluth, The College Of Saint Scholastica is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $41,778. Typical student debt for medical informatics graduates is $26,755. Medical Informatics graduates of The College Of Saint Scholastica earn a median of $60,431 early in their careers. Set against $26,755 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The College Of Saint Scholastica admits about 93% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, 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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