10 least expensive private medical schools

Students graduating from private medical schools incurred an average debt of roughly $180,000, according to data submitted to U.S. News & World Report.

Using data submitted by 52 ranked medical schools as part of its annual survey, U.S. News found students who attended the 2019 best medical schools for research and primary care — as ranked by the publication — spent an average of between $32,823 and $66,257 on tuition and fees for the 2017-18 academic school year.

U.S. News found the majority of private medical schools that submitted data charged more than $50,000 in tuition and fees for the 2017-18 academic year.

Here are the 10 least expensive private medical schools with the lowest tuition and fees for the 2017-18 school year, as compiled by U.S. News.

1. Baylor College of Medicine (Houston) — $32,823
2. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (Erie, Pa.) — $33,700
3. College of Osteopathic Medicine at William Carey University (Hattiesburg, Miss.)  — $39,800
4. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine — $43,592
5. University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine — $44,265
6. Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Virginia, Carolinas and Auburn (Blacksburg, Va.) — $44,700
7. Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (Fort Smith) — $45,500
8. Howard University College of Medicine (Washington, D.C.) — $48,104
9. Des Moines (Iowa) University College of Osteopathic Medicine — $48,499
10. Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (Harrogate, Tenn.) — $48,850