Doctoral (Professional)-2% vs national median1,340 grads tracked
Medicine at Pennsylvania State University (The) - College of Medicine
Ranked 30th of 51 doctoral (professional) programs in Medicine by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$64,414
middle 50%: $58,707 – $73,281
Median · 5 years out
$154,257
middle 50%: $84,351 – $244,498
Median · 10 years out
$318,030
middle 50%: $220,669 – $539,116
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Medicine (doctoral (professional)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Medical doctorate graduates earn a $64k median in their first year. Earnings jump to $154k at the five-year mark and $318k by year ten.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
3.7 yrs
≈ $4,267 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$168,157 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$167,710 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$166,139 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$157,409 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$157,153 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
$155,237 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$153,228 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$152,674 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$152,069 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Virginia Medical School
$147,882 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$145,613 · 5 yrs out
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
$145,152 · 5 yrs out
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