Best Medical Schools: Research

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Unranked A.T. Still University of Health Sciences​‒​Kirksville

Kirksville, MO

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Unranked A.T. Still University of Health Sciences​‒​Mesa

Mesa, AZ

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Unranked Albany Medical College

Albany, NY

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#18 Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

$19,650 (full-time) 751
#30 Boston University

Boston, MA

$50,948 (full-time) 730
#31 Brown University (Alpert)

Providence, RI

$47,480 (full-time) 452
#25 Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

$51,450 (full-time) 846
#8 Columbia University

New York, NY

$49,504 (full-time) 662
#16 Cornell University (Weill)

New York, NY

$47,150 (full-time) 409
#82 Creighton University

Omaha, NE

$49,120 (full-time) 582
#38 Dartmouth College (Geisel)

Hanover, NH

$50,646 (full-time) 395
Unranked Des Moines University

Des Moines, IA

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#85 Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

$47,980 (full-time) 1,080
#8 Duke University

Durham, NC

$48,065 (full-time) 425
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
#22 Emory University

Atlanta, GA

$46,800 (full-time) 564
Rank Not Published Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

$19,943 (in-state, full-time); $54,494 (full-time)(out-of-state) 478
#57 George Washington University

Washington, DC

$50,903 (full-time) 716
#48 Georgetown University

Washington, DC

$45,645 (full-time) 805
#70 Georgia Regents University

Augusta, GA

$26,210 (in-state, full-time); $47,440 (full-time)(out-of-state) 884
#1 Harvard University

Boston, MA

$49,875 (full-time) 700
Unranked Howard University

Washington, DC

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