Health & pre-med fields at South Alabama
South Alabama graduates about 538 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 29% 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 $70,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.87×). Research spending in the field runs about $11 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where pre-med & health fields happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Earth and Life Sciences Lecture Hall, Medical Sciences Building, Earth and Life Sciences Building, Health, Kinesiology & Sport Building / Jag Gym, Student Health Center, Health Sciences Building, Health Simulation Building, Charles M. Baugh Biomedical Library, Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine, Mathematical Sciences & Physics Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 48 · Dorm 29 · Athletics 14 · Fraternity or sorority house 11 · Arts 3 · Library 2.
Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking
Other strong majors at South Alabama
- Education 59 · #265
- Nursing 58 · #200
- Biology 54 · #347
- English & writing 51 · #341
- Engineering (all) 51 · #247
- Sociology & anthropology 50 · #339
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares South Alabama 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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