In that case, I would do UCLA because it is prestigious enough, I love LA, and getting a decent sized scholarship. I can't live in the midwest, sorry Michigan. I love Harvard and Boston but won't pay full price, plus I always wanted to say no to harvard for bragging rights.
It's an easier process in my mind.
A plug for the midwest, from the advisory.com, a daily briefing:
The survey found a wide variation in pay based on specialty, location, and sex. Many of the highest-earning doctors lived in rural areas or the Midwest, while large cities like New York and San Francisco had some of the lowest pay.
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For primary care physicians, the states with the highest average pay were Arkansas ($330,000), South Dakota ($305,000), and Iowa ($305,000).
Meanwhile, primary care doctors were paid the least in Delaware ($218,000), West Virginia ($205, 000), and Washington D.C. ($192,000).
Specialty pay and other trends
Specialist pay also varied widely, with salaries generally higher in the Midwest and rural states. The states with the highest specialist pay were:
- North Dakota ($472,000);
- Wyoming ($433,000); and
- Idaho ($429,000).
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And the locations with the lowest specialty pay were:
- Vermont ($299,000);
- Washington D.C. ($298,000); and
- Rhode Island ($291,000).
Another takeaway is that doctors "pay the price" for working in academic medicine, Joel Davis, VP of hiring solutions at Doximity, writes in a
blog post. The survey found that physicians in academic positions earn 13% less than their peers.
In some specialties, the difference is more dramatic. For instance, Davis says academic cardiologists earn 52% less than their non-academic counterparts.
