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Health & pre-med fields at Michigan State

Michigan State graduates about 323 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 85th of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a strong program at 77 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $75,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.93×). Research spending in the field runs about $199 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year3234% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$75,0000.93× the same major nationally
Research in the field$199Ma year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%1160–1360whole school

Around Michigan State

Sign at Michigan State University Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center.
Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center 1331Photo: Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Michigan State University Observatory, 4299 Pavilion Dr, Lansing, Michigan.
Michigan State University Observatory 1290Photo: Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue takes part in a working lunch and dis
“Back To Our Roots” In Michigan (20180403-OSEC-LSC-1094)Photo: USDAgov · Public domain · source
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has breakfast with students and facul
“Back To Our Roots” In Michigan (20180403-OSEC-LSC-0936)Photo: USDAgov · Public domain · source

Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, Crop and Soil Science Research.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 53 · Academic 10 · Athletics 2.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. American University 78
  2. Santa Clara University 78
  3. University of Mississippi 77
  4. Auburn University 77
  5. Seattle University 77
  6. University of Vermont 77
  7. Indiana University–Bloomington 77
  8. University of New England 77

Other strong majors at Michigan State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Michigan State 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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