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Health & pre-med fields at Furman University

Furman University graduates about 17 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 142nd of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a strong program at 71 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $62,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.91×).

Graduates a year173% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$62,0000.91× the same major nationally
Research in the field$366Ka year, NSF
Admit rate43%whole school
SAT middle 50%1260–1455whole school

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Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Townes Center for Science, Earle Health Centre.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 33 · Academic 13 · Athletics 4 · Arts 2 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. University of Arkansas 71
  2. West Virginia University 71
  3. Sacred Heart University 71
  4. University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth 71
  5. Arizona State University 70
  6. George Mason University 70
  7. Brigham Young University 70
  8. Southern Connecticut State University 70

Other strong majors at Furman University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Furman University with every school we score in pre-med & health fields. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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