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Health & pre-med fields at Memphis

Memphis graduates about 299 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 387th of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a solid program at 50 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $75,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.85×). Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year29910% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$75,0000.85× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate95%whole school
SAT middle 50%930–1230whole school

Around Memphis

University of Memphis Ned McWherter Library main entrance
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Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center at the University of Memphis
Scheidt Family Performing Arts CenterPhoto: FenrisAureus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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John Willard Brister Library, Memphis State University campus Memphis
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Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Health Center, Engineering Science Building, Life Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 42 · Student housing 6 · Arts 4 · Athletics 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. Alfred University 51
  2. California State University–Fullerton 50
  3. Illinois State University 50
  4. Northern Kentucky University 50
  5. Ball State University 50
  6. Winona State University 50
  7. Northern Michigan University 50
  8. Barry University 50

Other strong majors at Memphis

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Memphis 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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