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Health & pre-med fields at NIU

NIU graduates about 402 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 14% of its graduating class. That puts it 300th of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a solid program at 56 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.93×). Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

56/100Solid#300 of 543 for pre-med & health fields →
Graduates a year40214% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$64,0000.93× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate70%whole school

Around NIU

NIU Anthropology Museum in Cole Hall, November 2013
NIU Anthropology Museum in Cole HallPhoto: Alexbaumgarner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Sculpture titled "The Balance of Equality", a 17-foot-tall stone sculpture insta
The Balance of EqualityPhoto: MuZemike · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Davis Hall from Central Quad at Northern Illinois University.
Davis Hall from Central Quad at NIUPhoto: Alexbaumgarner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Castle Dr
Castle DrPhoto: Gnusbiz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Health Service Center, Computer Science & Psychology Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 72 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 6 · Student housing 6 · Chapel 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. John Carroll University 57
  2. Oakland University 56
  3. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 56
  4. Cleveland State University 56
  5. University of Michigan–Flint 56
  6. Georgia State University 56
  7. University of Louisiana Monroe 56
  8. Wichita State University 56

Other strong majors at NIU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares NIU 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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