2026 Best Value Medicine Schools in District of Columbia
[Medicine](/majors/health-care-professions/medicine/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong medicine education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for medicine students.
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2026 Best Value Medicine Schools in District of Columbia
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in medicine, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Medicine Schools
George Washington University earned the #1 spot for value among medicine schools in District of Columbia. Set in the city of Washington, George Washington University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $67,710. Medicine graduates carry a median of $22,910 in student loans. Soon after graduation, medicine degree recipients from George Washington University generally make around $68,275. Set against $22,910 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 47%.
Georgetown University is a great value for students pursuing a degree in medicine, landing the #2 spot this year. Georgetown University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. Students from in state pay about $68,089 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for medicine graduates is $16,483. Early-career medicine graduates make about $68,568. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Georgetown University admits about 13% of applicants.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Howard University earned it the #3 place for medicine. Located in the city of Washington, Howard University is a large private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $35,810. Typical student debt for medicine graduates is $25,498. Soon after graduation, medicine degree recipients from Howard University generally make around $66,233. That is a strong return on a $25,498 median debt. The acceptance rate is 41%.
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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 · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 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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