Twenty-eight states and Washington, D.C., offer a variety of loan repayment programs for medical students, according to a database maintained by the Association of American Medical Colleges.
The Biden administration's Aug. 24 announcement to forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt for individuals earning less than $125,000 a year has shed a light on the student debt burden faced by medical students. Medical students graduated with an average of $203,062 in education debt in 2021, data from the Association of American Medical Colleges revealed.
The organization's database, which is updated annually, details state and federal programs available to medical and other healthcare profession students. Becker's also compiled a list of the four states offering student loan forgiveness.
Here are the 38 programs offered in each state and Washington, D.C.:
Arkansas
Community Match Rural Physician Recruitment Program
Arizona
Arizona Loan Repayment Program
California
California State Loan Repayment Program
County Medical Services Program Loan Repayment Program
The Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Program
Physician Loan Repayment Program
Colorado
Colorado Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program
Delaware
Delaware State Loan Repayment Program
Georgia
Georgia Physician Loan Repayment Program
The Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance Program
Iowa
Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program
Kansas
Kansas State Loan Repayment Program
Kentucky
Kentucky State Loan Repayment Program
Louisiana
Louisiana State Loan Repayment Program
Massachusetts
Massachusetts State Loan Repayment Program
Maryland
Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program
Michigan
Michigan State Loan Repayment Program
Minnesota
Minnesota State Loan Repayment Program
Missouri
Missouri Health Professional State Loan Repayment
Montana
Montana Rural Physician Incentive Program
Nebraska
Nebraska Loan Repayment Program
New Hampshire
New Hampshire State Loan Repayment Program
New Mexico
Allied Loan-For-Service Program
North Dakota
North Dakota Federal State Loan Repayment Program
North Dakota Health Professional Student Loan Repayment Program
Ohio
Ohio Physician Loan Repayment Program
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Medical Loan Repayment Program
Oregon
Oregon Health Care Provider Loan Repayment
Oregon Partnership State Loan Repayment
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Health Professionals Loan Repayment
Tennessee
Tennessee State Loan Repayment Program
Texas
Physician Education Loan Repayment Program
Utah
Rural Physician Loan Repayment Program
Virginia
Virginia State Loan Repayment Program
Washington, D.C.
DC Health Professional Loan Repayment Program