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Health & pre-med fields at University of Nevada–Las Vegas

University of Nevada–Las Vegas graduates about 330 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 231st of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a solid program at 62 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $88,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $19 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year3307% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$88,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$19Ma year, NSF
Admit rate96%whole school
SAT middle 50%1000–1220whole school

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Robert Bigelow Physics building at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
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Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Juanita Greer White Life Sciences Building, Rod Lee Bigelow Health Sciences Building, Claude I. Howard Student Health Services, Lilly Fong Geoscience Building, Science & Engineering Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 76 · Dorm 24 · Athletics 16 · Arts 7 · Library 2 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. Norwich University 63
  2. Manhattan University 63
  3. University of South Alabama 62
  4. Xavier University 62
  5. Pace University 62
  6. University of Colorado Denver 62
  7. Rowan University 62
  8. University of Maine 62

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Nevada–Las Vegas 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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