Best Medical Schools: Research

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#76 University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

$31,512 (in-state, full-time); $47,452 (full-time)(out-of-state) 654

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#76 University of Missouri

Columbia, MO

$26,022 (in-state, full-time); $51,812 (full-time)(out-of-state) 401
#78 University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

$16,120 (in-state, full-time); $46,297 (full-time)(out-of-state) 374
#78 University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis, TN

$31,432 (in-state, full-time); $62,292 (full-time)(out-of-state) 658
#80 University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey​‒​New Brunswick (Johnson)

New Brunswick, NJ

$34,445 (in-state, full-time); $55,268 (full-time)(out-of-state) 608
#80 University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

$29,175 (in-state, full-time); $50,364 (full-time)(out-of-state) 554
#82 Creighton University

Omaha, NE

$49,120 (full-time) 582
#82 Texas A&M Health Science Center

Bryan, TX

$12,780 (in-state, full-time); $25,880 (full-time)(out-of-state) 706
#82 University of Hawaii​‒​Manoa (Burns)

Honolulu, HI

$30,072 (in-state, full-time); $63,312 (full-time)(out-of-state) 258
#85 Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

$47,980 (full-time) 1,080
#85 University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC

$33,808 (in-state, full-time); $75,320 (full-time)(out-of-state) 358
#85 West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

$23,455 (in-state, full-time); $51,473 (full-time)(out-of-state) 422
Rank Not Published East Carolina University (Brody)

Greenville, NC

$12,489 (in-state, full-time); $39,174 (full-time)(out-of-state) 320
Rank Not Published East Tennessee State University (Quillen)

Johnson City, TN

$27,488 (in-state, full-time); $56,030 (full-time)(out-of-state) 278
Rank Not Published Eastern Virginia Medical School

Norfolk, VA

$29,396 (in-state, full-time); $56,382 (full-time)(out-of-state) 529
Rank Not Published Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine​‒​Virginia and Carolinas

Blacksburg, VA

$39,000 (full-time) 1,067
Rank Not Published Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

$19,943 (in-state, full-time); $54,494 (full-time)(out-of-state) 478
Rank Not Published Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie, PA

$29,987 (full-time) 2,166
Rank Not Published Lincoln Memorial University (DeBusk)

Harrogate, TN

$38,290 (full-time) 697
Rank Not Published Marshall University (Edwards)

Huntington, WV

$19,010 (in-state, full-time); $46,600 (full-time)(out-of-state) 290
Rank Not Published Mercer University

Macon, GA

$41,457 (full-time) 399
Rank Not Published Michigan State University (College of Human Medicine)

Grand Rapids, MI

$28,932 (in-state, full-time); $60,352 (full-time)(out-of-state) 796
Rank Not Published Michigan State University (College of Osteopathic Medicine)

East Lansing, MI

$38,577 (in-state, full-time); $80,466 (full-time)(out-of-state) 1,254
Rank Not Published New York Institute of Technology

Long Island, NY

$49,820 (full-time) 1,190
Rank Not Published New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

$47,890 (full-time) 817

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