Trouble Picking which Degree to Go For! - Any advice?

[Jonathan Whatley]

Only 80% or so of students in 4-yr med school programs graduate.  So while it's the majority, plenty of people don't graduate, or don't pass their boards.  So 20% of those with a LOT of student debt are not making $300k a year and able to pay off their debt.

It's true that in US MD schools, about 80 to 85% of students in 4-year programs graduate in 4 years. But 96% of entrants will have graduated within 6 years. The difference is students who decelerated or took a break. (Graduation Rates and Attrition Rates of U.S. Medical Students, AAMC Student Records System, October 2022). About 97% of US MD graduates begin residency training the year they graduate. (Addressing the Increasing Number of Unmatched Medical Students, AMA Council on Medical Education, 2021).

Attrition is much higher among US students in international medical schools.