<p>“UT Southwestern, University of San Francisco, Mayo Graduate School, and UPenn”</p>
<p>Based on your list, Mayo Graduate School will offer the cheapest cost of living followed by UT Southwestern and UPenn. University of San Francisco will have the highest cost of living. The Midwest and South have the lowest cost of living. The coasts (California and Northeast) have the highest cost of living.</p>
<p>PhD stipends vary based on cost of living, program type (STEM fields pay more than the social sciences and humanities), and funding package (having external funding in addition to the typical university package for PhD students).</p>