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Health & pre-med fields at Howard

Howard graduates about 138 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 71st of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a strong program at 79 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $75,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $25 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

79/100Strong#71 of 543 for pre-med & health fields →
Graduates a year13811% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$75,0001.06× the same major nationally
Research in the field$25Ma year, NSF
Admit rate41%whole school
SAT middle 50%1050–1290whole school

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Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library, Annex II (Nursing and Allied Health Sciences), Mental Health Center, Howard University Middle School for Math and Science Primary Charter School.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 44 · Student housing 3 · Athletics 2 · Library 2 · Arts 2 · Dorm 2.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. Franklin & Marshall College 80
  2. University of New Mexico 79
  3. Purdue University–Main Campus 79
  4. University of Portland 79
  5. Syracuse University 79
  6. Southern Methodist University 79
  7. University of Arizona 78
  8. University of California, Irvine 78

Other strong majors at Howard

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Howard 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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