2026 Best Value Medicine Schools in Georgia
[Medicine](/majors/health-care-professions/medicine/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for medicine students.
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2026 Best Value Medicine Schools in Georgia
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in medicine, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Medicine Schools
Our analysis ranked Augusta University the best value for a degree in medicine in Georgia. Set in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a large public institution. Students from in state pay about $8,414 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $24,734. Medicine graduates carry a median of $25,745 in student loans. Soon after graduation, medicine degree recipients from Augusta University generally make around $63,472. That is a strong return on a $25,745 median debt. The acceptance rate is 86%.
Students looking for strong value in medicine will find it at Mercer University, which ranked #2. Mercer University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Macon. Students from in state pay about $31,565 in tuition and fees. Medicine graduates carry a median of $32,463 in student loans. Medicine graduates of Mercer University earn a median of $61,937 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $32,463 median debt. Roughly 69% of applicants are accepted.
Students looking for strong value in medicine will find it at Emory University, which ranked #3. Set in the city of Atlanta, Emory University is a large private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $64,280. Students borrow a median of $19,431 to complete the medicine program here. Early-career medicine graduates make about $67,663. That is a strong return on a $19,431 median debt. The acceptance rate is 11%.
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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 · 4 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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