Medicine first professional degree outcomes at Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH · Private nonprofit · Federal field 5112

Data scope

Federal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are close to the same-degree benchmark.

$8,449 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure: Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling: $102,528 / year
10-year scenario: Use your actual price
Price evidence: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

+66%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$70,513 → $116,713

—Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

—Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

117Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

—Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

—Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$29,519

Institution-wide annual average net price—not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$104,011

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$29,519Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$87,793Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATE5.4%Institution context

COMPLETION RATE95.5%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$70,513Year 1

$104,011Year 4

$116,713Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$8,668

Estimated loan paymentNot available

—borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$104,011 vs. $112,460

$8,449 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for—not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Pediatric Surgeons$559,030 median wageU.S. estimate · 1,190 jobs · 29-1243+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 0k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeOrthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$555,670 median wageNH estimate · 80 jobs · 29-1242+4.0% projected U.S. growth · 0.4k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeSurgeons, All Other$534,870 median wageNH estimate · 220 jobs · 29-1249+4.0% projected U.S. growth · 0.7k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeDermatologists$516,230 median wageNH estimate · 50 jobs · 29-1213+6.8% projected U.S. growth · 0.4k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeRadiologists$506,010 median wageNH estimate · 210 jobs · 29-1224+3.4% projected U.S. growth · 0.7k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeCardiologists$496,010 median wageU.S. estimate · 190 jobs · 29-1212+4.8% projected U.S. growth · 0.5k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeAnesthesiologists$481,640 median wageNH estimate · 330 jobs · 29-1211+3.6% projected U.S. growth · 1.1k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeOphthalmologists, Except Pediatric$404,330 median wageNH estimate · 50 jobs · 29-1241+4.5% projected U.S. growth · 0.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreePhysicians, All Other$361,300 median wageNH estimate · 1,000 jobs · 29-1229+3.4% projected U.S. growth · 9.4k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeObstetricians and Gynecologists$348,140 median wageNH estimate · 140 jobs · 29-1218+1.7% projected U.S. growth · 0.5k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeEmergency Medicine Physicians$335,550 median wageU.S. estimate · 310 jobs · 29-1214+3.2% projected U.S. growth · 0.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreePhysicians, Pathologists$312,400 median wageU.S. estimate · 70 jobs · 29-1222+4.8% projected U.S. growth · 0.3k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degree

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