Internal Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs: earnings, debt, and careers
CIP 61.08. Official graduate outcomes from the U.S. Department of Education across 1 programs, and the careers this field is linked to.
Careers linked to Internal Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs
| Occupation | Median wage, all workers | Change 2025 to 2035 | Typical entry education |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | $103,410 | +12.6% | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | $107,310 | +17.9% | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Cardiologists | $496,010 | +4.8% | Doctoral or professional degree |
| General internal medicine physicians | $256,560 | +4.0% | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Physicians, all other | $265,930 | +3.4% | Doctoral or professional degree |
Occupations mapped to this field in the NCES and BLS CIP to SOC crosswalk. Occupation wages describe all workers, not recent graduates.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk. CIP 2020 and SOC 2018 taxonomies. Published April 30, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, National. May 2025 reference period. Published April 30, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections, Table 1.2: Occupational projections, 2025-35, and worker characteristics, 2025. Base year 2025, projected year 2035. Published August 27, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Detailed CIP codes in this field (15)
- 61.0801 Internal Medicine Residency Program
- 61.0804 Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program
- 61.0805 Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Program
- 61.0806 Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Fellowship Program
- 61.0807 Gastroenterology Fellowship Program
- 61.0808 Hematology Fellowship Program
- 61.0809 Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program
- 61.0810 Infectious Disease Fellowship Program
- 61.0811 Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program
- 61.0812 Nephrology Fellowship Program
- 61.0813 Medical Oncology Fellowship Program
- 61.0814 Pulmonary Disease Fellowship Program
- 61.0816 Rheumatology Fellowship Program
- 61.0818 Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program
- 61.0899 Internal Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other