25 Most Popular Colleges for Medicine Doctor’s Degree Programs

There are several excellent colleges in the United States that offer doctor’s degrees in medicine. The following colleges have the largest programs in the field.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending IUPUI.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,448	$23,208
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,079	$1,079
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$352	$967

The school reported having 717 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 74 were classified as teaching assistants, and 643 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at UIC can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Illinois at Chicago

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$13,502	$23,742
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,120	$3,120
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$675	$909

In a typical year, there are 3,308 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 1,392 were classified as teaching assistants, and 789 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Wayne State.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Wayne State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,336	$33,217
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,828	$1,828
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$639	$1,384

There were 823 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 471 were classified as teaching assistants, and 294 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,848	$28,656
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,136	$2,136
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$702	$1,194

In 2017-2018, Rutgers New Brunswick reported having 1,350 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 906 were classified as teaching assistants, and 444 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Drexel.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Drexel University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$33,156	$33,156
Fees for Full-Time Students	$840	$840
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,228	$1,228

Across all programs, there were 1,085 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 486 were classified as teaching assistants, and 143 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Thomas Jefferson University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Thomas Jefferson University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$37,395	$37,395
Fees for Full-Time Students	$890	$890
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,129	$1,129

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending UT Southwestern.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$5,707	$15,776
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,235	$1,235
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$238	$653

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 395. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 395 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at Temple can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Temple University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,164	$22,158
Fees for Full-Time Students	$890	$890
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$898	$1,231

In 2017-2018, Temple reported having 1,010 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 671 were classified as teaching assistants, and 339 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at UW Seattle.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,207	$27,255
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,065	$1,065
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$724	$1,298

Across all programs, there were 2,670 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,017 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,574 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending UTHealth.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$7,219	$28,515
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,299	$1,299
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$212	$839

There were 520 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 290 were classified as teaching assistants, and 230 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at Medical College of Wisconsin can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Medical College of Wisconsin

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$30,000	$30,000
Fees for Full-Time Students	$150	$150
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,250	$1,250

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending UMN Twin Cities.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,728	$25,884
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,504	$1,504
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,394	$2,157

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 5,560. Of that number, 2,063 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,316 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at The University of Texas Medical Branch

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$6,630	$16,867
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,600	$2,600
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$271	$703

In a typical year, there are 192 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 192 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at VCU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Virginia Commonwealth University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,466	$23,487
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,167	$2,827
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$632	$1,300

The school reported having 1,105 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 721 were classified as teaching assistants, and 231 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending New York Medical College.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at New York Medical College

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$27,476	$27,476
Fees for Full-Time Students	$478	$478
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,125	$1,125

Across all programs, there were 32 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 32 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at KU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Kansas

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,716	$22,730
Fees for Full-Time Students	$988	$988
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$405	$947

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 1,978. Of that number, 1,140 were classified as teaching assistants, and 838 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Augusta University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Augusta University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$5,144	$17,544
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,690	$1,690
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$215	$731

The school reported having 188 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 5 were classified as teaching assistants, and 119 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at UT Health San Antonio can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$2,852	$11,384
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,176	$1,176
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$159	$633

There were 573 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 555 were classified as teaching assistants, and 18 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Downstate Medical Center.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at SUNY Downstate Medical Center

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$10,870	$22,210
Fees for Full-Time Students	$604	$604
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$453	$925

In a typical year, there are 52 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 41 were classified as teaching assistants, and 11 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending U Miami.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Miami

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$35,280	$35,280
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,052	$1,052
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,960	$1,960

In 2017-2018, U Miami reported having 1,256 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 442 were classified as teaching assistants, and 766 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Arizona.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Arizona

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,486	$31,463
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,262	$1,262
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$820	$1,746

There were 2,743 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 1,867 were classified as teaching assistants, and 875 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Case Western.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Case Western Reserve University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$43,854	$43,854
Fees for Full-Time Students	$34	$34
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,827	$1,827

In a typical year, there are 842 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 342 were classified as teaching assistants, and 464 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at RFUMS.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$33,386	$33,386
Fees for Full-Time Students	$355	$355
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$648	$648

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Tufts.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Tufts University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$49,892	$49,892
Fees for Full-Time Students	$874	$874
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,248	$1,248

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 1,125. Of that number, 401 were classified as teaching assistants, and 711 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,835	$11,835
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,254	$1,254
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$573	$573

In 2017-2018, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans reported having 87 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 1 were classified as teaching assistants, and 86 were classified as research assistants.

A note on these rankings: The colleges above are ranked by the number of graduates in the program meaning the largest programs are at the top. While program popularity does not necessarily indicate quality, it does mean that many students are successfully graduating from the program, thus, making them worthwhile programs to consider.

References

National Center for Education Statistics
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