Education & Training
Medicine
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Allergists and Immunologists Doctoral or professional degree
- Anesthesiologists Doctoral or professional degree
- Dermatologists Doctoral or professional degree
- Emergency Medicine Physicians Doctoral or professional degree
- Family Medicine Physicians Doctoral or professional degree
- General Internal Medicine Physicians Doctoral or professional degree
- Hospitalists Doctoral or professional degree
- Neurologists Doctoral or professional degree
- Obstetricians and Gynecologists Doctoral or professional degree
- Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric Doctoral or professional degree
- Pediatricians, General Doctoral or professional degree
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians Doctoral or professional degree
- Physicians, Pathologists Doctoral or professional degree
- Podiatrists Doctoral or professional degree
- Preventive Medicine Physicians Doctoral or professional degree
- Psychiatrists Doctoral or professional degree
- Radiologists Doctoral or professional degree
- Sports Medicine Physicians Doctoral or professional degree
- Urologists Doctoral or professional degree
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | — | — | — | 4 |
| Associate degree | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bachelor's degree | $33,921 | $66,899 | $15,000 | 1 |
| Master's degree | — | $25,508 | — | 4 |
| Doctoral degree | $65,294 | $116,469 | $206,009 | 39 |
| Professional degree | $65,192 | $106,468 | $207,472 | 200 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.