by our College Data Analytics Team
[Medicine](/majors/health-care-professions/medicine/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for medicine students.
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If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the medicine degrees they offer, see the list below.
Creighton University earned the #1 spot for value among medicine schools in Nebraska. Creighton University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $48,856. Typical student debt for medicine graduates is $25,831. Early-career medicine graduates make about $66,245. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 80% of applicants are accepted.
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 · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
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