2024 Best Colleges for Pre-Medical Studies
There are about 4,711 students enrolled in Pre-Medical Studies in the USA.
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Diplomas received last year
1,701
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-89%
popularity Rank
#243
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Somewhat Affordable
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Median degree cost
$27K
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10%
cost Rank
#209
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Average
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Average Salary Two Years Out of School
$42K
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5%
salary Rank
#198
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Below Average
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C+
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2%
professors Rank
#228
students
Average
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Diversity Rating
B-
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4%
students Rank
#152
SUMMARY
A degree in Pre-Medical Studies is a valuable choice and frequently a necessary first step for pupils hoping to pursue a career as a doctor, a hospital executive, or an insurance executive. In fact, pre-medical studies is a very rare major coming in at the 202nd most popular major. Last year alone, there were 1,146 pre-medical studies graduates. In-state tuition for pre-medical studies at private colleges is, on average, 3.3 times more spendy than their public rivals.
With only 76 institutions offering this degree you might have a more finite list of the institutions that will have an option for you. If you are hoping to surround yourself with other pre-medical studies students, consider colleges in Ohio which have more students admitted to pre-medical studies than any other state. less precisely, the top region to major in pre-medical studies is in the Great Lakes region with University of Notre Dame, Grand Valley State University, and Miami University-Oxford best representing the region. Interestingly, our selection of the best conference to study pre-medical studies is the Mid-American Conference with Ball State University, University of Akron Main Campus, and Miami University-Oxford representing the conference. That said, our belief is that the best college for pre-medical studies is University of Notre Dame. You might also want to check out our list of the best colleges.
The overall 'best' school might not actually be the best school for you. There can be lots of angels to think about when deciding on university. Features such as campus amenities, transportation services, and food might change your inclinations on where to go to college. At authority.org, we've examined the pros and cons for you. If, for example, you are interested in which pre-medical studies university is home to the best campus, the winner is Boston University. If you are primarily interested in which university boasts the best campus, we have an entire list dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through student reviews, professor reviews, government databases, and more so we can evaluate each major in an unbiased and informative way. You can find our well researched list for the colleges with the best student life here and, from that list, our choice of the college with the best student life for pre-medical studies is University of Notre Dame. Curious why? Continue reading to learn more about Authority's top selections. Some of our conclusions will probably surprise you.
If price is a significant factor in your choice of where you attend university, you might consider avoiding University of Notre Dame. University of Notre Dame is our most expensive university for pre-medical studies, at least regarding out of state attendance. We do have an entire list of the most expensive colleges that could put the price tag of University of Notre Dame into perspective. For more context, you may want to know that pre-medical studies is the 177th most expensive degree in the nation, with an average expense of $31,800. On a broader scale, the most expensive state for pre-medical studies on our list is New York demonstrated with a tuition of $54,000 at the main school in the state Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. To zoom out even further, the most costly region of the country for pre-medical studies is the New England region which is best demonstrated with Boston University with a cost of $54,720, and MCPHS University with a cost of $33,600.
Our cheapest region for pre-medical studies is the Far West region which is represented by Central Washington University with a cost of $21,999. On the bright side, the most affordable university for pre-medical studies is University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez. Our entire list of the most affordable universities can be found here.
In-state students can anticipate paying around $10,800 for a degree in pre-medical studies. The cost increases intensely to a median of $24,000 for an out-of-state public-school undergraduate. Our pick for the university representing the best value for pre-medical studies: University of Notre Dame. Here you will see our comprehensive list on the schools we believe to be the best value overall. With that said, this idea is predicated on out-of-state tuition costs. The value proposition changes when in-state tuition costs are considered, as such, we are using out-of-state tuition as the baseline.
Earnings for pre-medical studies students differ widely, but two-years after graduation students will regularly make around $91,100. There is much variation in salary; top positions can bring in up to $189,000. Right out of college, the lowest end opportunities within the pre-medical studies space make $43,200, which could be worse. The top earning grads from pre-medical studies attended MCPHS University and if you are looking for schools with all of the highest earning graduates, we have that too.
The general diversity of pre-medical studies stands below average, arriving within the 40th percentile of majors nationally. The school with the highest composite diversity for pre-medical studies is Boston University and here you can find our comprehensive list of the universities which have the most diversity. The financial diversity of Pre-Medical Studies only sits within the 40th percentile of all majors. Racial diversity is even less in the 34th percentile. White undergraduates compose the largest proportion, 68%, of students majoring in pre-medical studies. Additionally, 64% of students pursuing a pre-medical studies degree are women.
The median score for pre-medical studies professors is 4.2 stars, which is 5% better than the average score for every major; which is a good score. If you want the most popular pre-medical studies professor nationally, consider looking up Debora Oden at Savannah College of Art and Design. This may be a shock, but the top ranked instructors for pre-medical studies from student rankings come from Savannah College of Art and Design. As we including information other than just rankings we find that the school possessing the overall best instructors for pre-medical studies is University of Notre Dame. You can find an explanation of our ever evolving ranking methodology for the best overall professors here, along with many of the best examples of professors in the country.
Finally, the most difficult college to get into for pre-medical studies is University of Notre Dame. While we are unsure why you would be interested, we have an extensive page for the hardest colleges to get into. But, here at Authority we hope you understand that approaching the higher education world with context mainly formed from superlatives could be said to be the root of many of higher education's fundamental issues. We at Authority encourage you to look at some of our more nuanced pages on different topics and explore a few of our background 'blog posts' on important details to think about as you continue your college search.
Top 25 Best Colleges for Pre-Medical Studies
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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL | www.northwestern.edu/
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Georgetown University
Washington, DC | www.georgetown.edu/
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University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD | www.umd.edu/
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#12 2024 Best Colleges for Pre-Medical Studies
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
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#13 2024 Best Colleges for Pre-Medical Studies
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY | www.rpi.edu/
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#15 2024 Best Colleges for Pre-Medical Studies
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ | www.asu.edu/
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#16 2024 Best Colleges for Pre-Medical Studies
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH | www.uc.edu/
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#17 2024 Best Colleges for Pre-Medical Studies
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, OK | www.okstate.edu/
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#19 2024 Best Colleges for Pre-Medical Studies
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Baton Rouge, LA | www.franu.edu/
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#20 2024 Best Colleges for Pre-Medical Studies
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR | https://www.uark.edu/
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Houston Baptist University
Houston, TX | https://www.hbu.edu/
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Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA | www.jefferson.edu/