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Health & pre-med fields at SIU Carbondale

SIU Carbondale graduates about 192 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 196th of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a strong program at 65 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $70,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

65/100Strong#196 of 543 for pre-med & health fields →
Graduates a year19210% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$70,0001.06× the same major nationally
Research in the field$12Ma year, NSF
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%900–1140whole school

Around SIU Carbondale

Southern Illinois Carbondale Campus (Dome Hut)
Southern Illinois Carbondale Campus (Dome Hut) - panoramioPhoto: JosephRoberto · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Southern Illinois Carbondale Campus
Southern Illinois Carbondale Campus - panoramioPhoto: JosephRoberto · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Southern Illinois Arena
Southern Illinois Arena - panoramioPhoto: JosephRoberto · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Saluki Stadium in 2021, Dayton Flyers vs. Southern Illinois Salukis, September 1
Saluki Stadium 2021Photo: Sportsandweatherfreak · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Illinois Department of Public Health, Life Science III, Life Science II, Laundry and Applied Science, Student Health Center, Applied Sciences and Arts Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 83 · Student housing 23 · Dorm 6 · Athletics 5 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. University of Toledo 65
  2. University of Houston 65
  3. University of Louisiana at Lafayette 65
  4. Stevenson University 65
  5. University of Alabama in Huntsville 65
  6. St. John's University 65
  7. Ohio Northern University 65
  8. Salve Regina University 65

Other strong majors at SIU Carbondale

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SIU Carbondale 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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