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Health & pre-med fields at Northeastern

Northeastern graduates about 361 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 14th of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $95,000 four years out, 1.25× 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.

87/100Standout#14 of 543 for pre-med & health fields →
Graduates a year3618% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$95,0001.25× the same major nationally
Research in the field$25Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1440–1550whole school

Around Northeastern

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Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Frances A. Countway Library of Medicine, Tosteson Medical Education Center, Longwood Medical Building, Harvard Institutes of Medicine, Center for Life Science Boston, Wilkins Science Center, Center for Engeneering, Innovation and Sciences, Center for Sciences and Biomedial Engineering, Harvard School of Public Health, School of Dental Medicine, Maureen and Richard J. Egan Engineering and Science Research Center, Mugar Life Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 93 · Dorm 82 · Student housing 17 · Athletics 8 · Library 5 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 87
  2. Stony Brook University–SUNY 87
  3. University of Washington 87
  4. University of Delaware 87
  5. Creighton University 87
  6. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 87
  7. Boston University 87
  8. Tulane University of Louisiana 87

Other strong majors at Northeastern

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Northeastern 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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