Health & pre-med fields at Akron
Akron graduates about 294 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 12% of its graduating class. That puts it 401st of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a solid program at 49 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $69,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×). Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Akron
Where pre-med & health fields happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, Auburn Science and Engineering Center.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 40 · Dorm 13 · Fraternity or sorority house 9 · Athletics 5 · Chapel 2 · Arts 1.
Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking
Other strong majors at Akron
- Public policy & social work 49 · #268
- Math & statistics 47 · #359
- Engineering (all) 46 · #280
- Biology 44 · #470
- History 44 · #422
- Mechanical engineering 44 · #207
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Akron 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.