Health & pre-med fields at NKU
NKU graduates about 368 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 18% of its graduating class. That puts it 387th of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a solid program at 50 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $74,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×). Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where pre-med & health fields happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Albright Health Center, Herrmann Science Center (SC).
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 13 · Dorm 7 · Athletics 4 · Arts 1 · Library 1 · Dining 1.
Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking
Other strong majors at NKU
- Art, music & theater 46 · #485
- Math & statistics 44 · #395
- Business & finance 44 · #440
- Nursing 44 · #335
- History 43 · #432
- Education 43 · #457
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares NKU 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.