Best Medical Schools: Research

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#4 University of Pennsylvania (Perelman)

Philadelphia, PA

$47,090 (full-time) 646

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#22 Emory University

Atlanta, GA

$46,800 (full-time) 564
Rank Not Published Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

$46,195 (full-time) 968
#48 Georgetown University

Washington, DC

$45,645 (full-time) 805
#51 Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI

$45,104 (full-time) 810
Rank Not Published Touro University California

Vallejo, CA

$45,000 (full-time) 540
#21 New York University

New York, NY

$44,910 (full-time) 651
#16 University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

$44,726 (in-state, full-time); $45,846 (full-time)(out-of-state) 591
#31 University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

$44,700 (full-time) 435
#46 Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

$44,696 (full-time) 486
#3 Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

$44,100 (full-time) 479
#8 University of Chicago (Pritzker)

Chicago, IL

$44,075 (full-time) 377
#38 Yeshiva University (Einstein)

Bronx, NY

$42,833 (full-time) 803
#14 Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

$42,750 (full-time) 444
Rank Not Published Mercer University

Macon, GA

$41,457 (full-time) 399
#18 Mount Sinai School of Medicine

New York, NY

$41,238 (full-time) 568
#26 University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA

$40,782 (in-state, full-time); $50,204 (full-time)(out-of-state) 614
#51 University of Miami (Miller)

Miami, FL

$40,429 (full-time) 753
Rank Not Published Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine​‒​Virginia and Carolinas

Blacksburg, VA

$39,000 (full-time) 1,067
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 Lincoln Memorial University (DeBusk)

Harrogate, TN

$38,290 (full-time) 697
#31 Oregon Health and Science University

Portland, OR

$37,692 (in-state, full-time); $52,632 (full-time)(out-of-state) 522
Rank Not Published University of Pikeville

Pikeville, KY

$37,450 (full-time) 373
#38 University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN

$37,128 (in-state, full-time); $48,789 (full-time)(out-of-state) 984
#27 Mayo Medical School

Rochester, MN

$35,960 (full-time) 194

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