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> people going into 200k debt to become doctor's are mostly over paying That's probably average combining undergrad and medical school. I go to one of the che

> people going into 200k debt to become doctor's are mostly over paying That's probably average combining undergrad and medical school. I go to one of the cheapest medical schools in the country, and it's > $240k in loans alone, let alone interest (plus the $130k from undergrad for me)

naveen99 8y ago
Georgia medical school instate tuition is <$9,000 / year. https://www.google.com/search?q=medical+college+of+georgia+tuition https://www.google.com/search?q=medical+college+of+georgia+t... And that’s without the hope scholarship which anyone getting into MED school in georgia likely qualifies for making (gpa >3.0) Most state schools are not that expensive at least for their residents.
- pragone 8y ago
  I'm not sure what number that's from - I think that's the undergrad tuition, not medical school tuition (https://www.augusta.edu/mcg/admissions/tuition-augusta.php https://www.augusta.edu/mcg/admissions/tuition-augusta.php) In any case, that's tuition alone, and at one public medical school in one state (i.e. most people applying to medical school each year won't qualify for that price; caveat is other states with low prices, such as Texas medical schools, which are routinely the cheapest in the country, but also take >95% instate residents). Also, my medical schools calculates another $30k in fees and living expenses per year. Here's another datapoint for you: SUNY Upstate in New York. Tuition alone for instate residents: $43k. Taken from: http://www.upstate.edu/currentstudents/document/com_budget_year1.pdf http://www.upstate.edu/currentstudents/document/com_budget_y... I'm actually curious now what the costs are for each states' public schools. I can't seem to find a single reference for that though.
  - naveen99 8y ago
    You are right it’s 28k / year for georgia residents. Thanks for correcting me.

naveen99 8y ago

Georgia medical school instate tuition is <$9,000 / year. https://www.google.com/search?q=medical+college+of+georgia+tuition https://www.google.com/search?q=medical+college+of+georgia+t... And that’s without the hope scholarship which anyone getting into MED school in georgia likely qualifies for making (gpa >3.0) Most state schools are not that expensive at least for their residents.

pragone 8y ago
I'm not sure what number that's from - I think that's the undergrad tuition, not medical school tuition (https://www.augusta.edu/mcg/admissions/tuition-augusta.php https://www.augusta.edu/mcg/admissions/tuition-augusta.php) In any case, that's tuition alone, and at one public medical school in one state (i.e. most people applying to medical school each year won't qualify for that price; caveat is other states with low prices, such as Texas medical schools, which are routinely the cheapest in the country, but also take >95% instate residents). Also, my medical schools calculates another $30k in fees and living expenses per year. Here's another datapoint for you: SUNY Upstate in New York. Tuition alone for instate residents: $43k. Taken from: http://www.upstate.edu/currentstudents/document/com_budget_year1.pdf http://www.upstate.edu/currentstudents/document/com_budget_y... I'm actually curious now what the costs are for each states' public schools. I can't seem to find a single reference for that though.
- naveen99 8y ago
  You are right it’s 28k / year for georgia residents. Thanks for correcting me.