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Is $229,132 in student debt worth it?
This is the question students must answer when they contemplate attending West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine-- an institution where the average indebtedness tops $200k.
Student debt for medical school is quite high. In 2010, the average student debt for medical school (public and private loans) was $145,020, according to U.S. News & World Report. The figure will likely grow after a July 1 change, when med school students will no longer have their federal loans subsidized and will accrue more interest on their debt.
The bright side? Medicine is a career with a fairly high income. Reuters reports that in 2010, primary care physicians located in the eastern U.S. held a median income level of $194,000.
Below is a list of the 10 medical schools where students have the highest average student debt, according to U.S. News. Is med school worth it? Weigh in below.
 
$200k doesn't seem that bad for 4 years of med school tuition and living costs.
 
The cost of living in DC is astronomical, I'm suprised that GW and Georgetown aren't higher on the list..
 
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If all pre-meds worked together to NOT apply for one year with the reasoning that tuition is to high, tuition would drop by 1/2 the next year (exaggeration, but you get it).
 
If all pre-meds worked together to NOT apply for one year with the reasoning that tuition is to high, tuition would drop by 1/2 the next year (exaggeration, but you get it).


lol yeah right. The lowbies (pre-pods etc.) would swoop of those seats in a heart beat.
 
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