Graduate Medicine Major Guide: Overview and RoEDU™ Opportunities 2025

The Graduate Medicine major builds core foundations in this discipline and prepares students with practical, career-relevant skills. Use RoEDU™ to find programs that match your goals.

Within Medical, students often explore key subfields and specializations that provide targeted expertise.

Graduates translate classroom knowledge into real-world impact across sectors through hands-on projects and internships.

As part of Medical, this major connects to diverse, high-demand fields and interdisciplinary pathways.

Salary Outlook

Entry-level salary
$85,502

Typical starting pay soon after graduation.

Mid-career salary (10y)
$127,389

Estimated after a decade of experience.

Experienced salary (20y)
$161,326

Seasoned professionals at ~20 years.

Weighted median over last 5 years
CAGR 2.4%

CAGR (compound annual growth rate) summarizes average yearly change across the observed period.

Estimated lifetime earnings

40 years, present value
$3,053,183

Employment-weighted across mapped SOCs; entry ≈ 85% of median; historical CAGR shown for last 5y; projections capped at 3% CAGR; lifetime is 40-year present value at 3% discount.

Career Opportunities & Salaries

Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024) • Median wages, employment, and growth projections

OccupationMedian WageTotal JobsGrowth RateEducation
Natural Sciences Managers
SOC: 11-9121
Occupation: Natural Sciences Managers
$161,180
100,870
N/A
N/A
Epidemiologists
SOC: 19-1041
Occupation: Epidemiologists
$83,980
11,460
N/A
N/A
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
SOC: 19-1042
Occupation: Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
$100,590
156,300
N/A
N/A
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC: 25-1071
Occupation: Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
$105,620
229,720
N/A
N/A
Dentists, All Other Specialists
SOC: 29-1029
Occupation: Dentists, All Other Specialists
$225,770
5,900
N/A
N/A
Physicians, All Other
SOC: 29-1229
Occupation: Physicians, All Other
$NaN
315,360
N/A
N/A

Historical Career Trends (2020-2024)

Historical data from Bureau of Labor Statistics (2020-2024) • Salary trends and employment growth over 5 years

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

9.9%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$100,590156,300
2023$100,890136,620
2022$99,930110,550
2021$95,310108,550
2020$91,510126,110

Colleges offering Graduate Medicine

Stony Brook University

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$19k

Earnings

$68k

University of Rochester

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$41k

Earnings

$76k

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$20k

Earnings

$65k

University of Connecticut

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$23k

Earnings

$66k

University of California-San Diego

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$14k

Earnings

$70k