TL;DR: Becoming a doctor in the U.S. is expensive in more ways than one. Medical school tuition and fees alone typically run from around $40,000 to $75,000 per year (public vs. private) and the median four-year cost of attendance is about $286k (public) to $391k (private). But that’s just the beginning – **most students finance these costs with loans, leading to debt often well over $200k by graduation. If you include those who had undergrad loans or who accrue interest durin