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2023 Best Value Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$26,754 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,667 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,756 degrees and certificates were awarded to medicine students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for medicine students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Medicine Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Medicine

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the best value school in California for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCLA are $13,036 a year.

UCLA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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Out of the 8 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Francisco landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCSF is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCSF are $12,999 a year.

Full Medicine at University of California - San Francisco Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great value for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Davis are $13,608 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value medicine schools in California. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UC Irvine graduate students pay an average of $13,356 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value medicine schools in California. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSD are $13,564 per year.

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#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Stanford are $55,011 a year.

Stanford also made our Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #1.

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#7

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loma Linda University are $31,058 per year.

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for medicine students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, USC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

Full Medicine at University of Southern California Report

Best Value Medicine Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Medicine Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 478
Oregon 158
Nevada 242
Hawaii 68

Medicine is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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