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Health & pre-med fields at Oakland

Oakland graduates about 776 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 22% 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 $74,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×). Research spending in the field runs about $7 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 year77622% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$74,0000.90× the same major nationally
Research in the field$7Ma year, NSF
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%1015–1245whole school

Around Oakland

The Human Health Building at Oakland University
HHBOUPhoto: LaMoille123 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Dodge Mansion at Meadowbrook on the campus of Oakland University in the city
The Dodge Mansion at MeadowbrookPhoto: Lrgjr72 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Photograph of Meadowbrook in 2015 in late summer, late in the day.
Meadowbrook 2015Photo: Kelocyde · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
2017–18 version of the Horizon League's McCafferty trophy, given to the universi
McCafferty TropfyPhoto: X96lee15 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Graham Health Center (GHC), Mathematics and Science Center (MSC), College of Arts and Sciences Annex (CAS), Human Health Building (HHB).

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 40 · Student housing 11 · Dorm 6 · Library 5 · Athletics 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. Eastern Connecticut State University 57
  2. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 57
  3. Allegheny College 57
  4. John Carroll University 57
  5. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 56
  6. Cleveland State University 56
  7. Northern Illinois University 56
  8. University of Michigan–Flint 56

Other strong majors at Oakland

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Oakland 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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