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Health & pre-med fields at University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of Alabama at Birmingham graduates about 578 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 21% of its graduating class. That puts it 35th of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $68,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.86×). Research spending in the field runs about $463 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

84/100Standout#35 of 543 for pre-med & health fields →
Graduates a year57821% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$68,0000.86× the same major nationally
Research in the field$463Ma year, NSF
Admit rate94%whole school
SAT middle 50%1200–1410whole school

Around University of Alabama at Birmingham

UAB Campus Green in Birmingham, Alabama
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Campus Green at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
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UAB Hill Student Center
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Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Altec/Styslinger Genomic Medicine & Data Sciences, Center of Psychiatric Medicine, Russell Clinic, Medical Education, McCallum Basic Health Sciences Building, UAB School of Nursing, Shelby Biosciences Research Building, South Science Hall, UAB Medical Towers, Community Health Services, Community Health Services Building, School of Health Professions, Student Health and Wellness Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 76 · Dorm 6 · Student housing 5 · Athletics 4 · Dining 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. Baylor University 85
  2. Drexel University 85
  3. Cornell University 85
  4. University of Kentucky 84
  5. The University of Texas–Austin 84
  6. University of Virginia 84
  7. Washington University in St. Louis 84
  8. University of Missouri 83

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Alabama at Birmingham 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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