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Health & pre-med fields at Sam Houston

Sam Houston graduates about 519 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 13% of its graduating class. That puts it 472nd of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a light program at 42 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $66,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.92×). Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

42/100Light#472 of 543 for pre-med & health fields →
Graduates a year51913% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$66,0000.92× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%960–1140whole school

Around Sam Houston

Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum on the campus of Sam Houston State University, Hunts
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Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, Texas. Home of the Sam Houston State Bearkats foot
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Elliott T. Bowers Stadium, on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Hunt
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The Peabody Library Building on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Hu
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Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: William R. Powell Student Health & Counseling Center, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (314), Life Sciences (355), Health and Kinesiology Center, Chemistry and Forensic Sciences Building (300).

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 50 · Dorm 23 · Athletics 10 · Arts 4 · Dining 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point 43
  2. Charleston Southern University 43
  3. Gardner-Webb University 43
  4. Winthrop University 43
  5. University of West Georgia 42
  6. University of Colorado Colorado Springs 42
  7. Texas A&M International University 42
  8. University of Wisconsin–Green Bay 42

Other strong majors at Sam Houston

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Sam Houston 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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