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2026 Best Value Medicine Schools in North Carolina
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in medicine, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Medicine Schools
For return on investment in medicine, no school beat University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill this year. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $8,994 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $41,203. Medicine graduates carry a median of $15,117 in student loans. Early-career medicine graduates make about $63,519. Set against $15,117 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill admits about 15% of applicants.
A rank of #2 makes East Carolina University one of the best values for medicine. Set in the city of Greenville, East Carolina University is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $7,361, compared with $23,638 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $24,747 to complete the medicine program here. Early-career medicine graduates make about $63,673. Set against $24,747 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 89% of applicants are accepted.
Campbell University came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the best value medicine schools. Set in the town of Buies Creek, Campbell University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $41,600. Students borrow a median of $23,641 to complete the medicine program here. Early-career medicine graduates make about $61,520. Set against $23,641 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Campbell University admits about 87% of applicants.
Wake Forest University came in at #4 on our 2026 list of the best value medicine schools. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $67,642. Students borrow a median of $21,577 to complete the medicine program here. Early-career medicine graduates make about $64,365. Set against $21,577 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 22% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Duke University earned it the #5 place for medicine. Located in the city of Durham, Duke University is a large private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $68,758. Students borrow a median of $13,296 to complete the medicine program here. Early-career medicine graduates make about $67,570. Set against $13,296 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 6%.
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 · 5 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 4 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.
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[Medicine](/majors/health-care-professions/medicine/) 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.
