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2023 Best Value Medicine Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$30,066 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,565 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine 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 Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for medicine students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in California

Check out the medicine programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Medicine

$13,258 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the best value school in California for medicine students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UCLA undergraduate students pay an average of $13,258 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UCLA also claimed a spot on our Best Medicine Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - San Francisco. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Schools in California list. UCSF is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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$14,645 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Medicine Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Davis are $14,645 a year.

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$13,775 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Irvine are $13,775 per year.

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$14,700 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCSD are $14,700 per year.

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#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA
$56,169 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stanford are $56,169 per year.

Stanford did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Medicine Schools in California list.

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#7

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA
$36,412 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Loma Linda University undergraduate students pay an average of $36,412 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$61,503 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USC are $61,503 per year.

USC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Medicine Schools in California list.

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Best Value Medicine Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 478
Oregon 158
Nevada 242
Hawaii 68

More Medicine Rankings in California

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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