Health & pre-med fields at UTRGV
UTRGV graduates about 485 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 461st of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a light program at 43 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $69,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×). Research spending in the field runs about $17 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UTRGV
Where pre-med & health fields happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Mathematics and Science Academy, Health Affairs Building East, Behavioral Neurosciences, Health Affairs Building West Classroom A, Health Affairs Building West, Health Affairs Building West Auditorium, Student Health Center, UTPA Regional Academic Health Center, UTRGV School Of Medicine, Environmental Health & Safety, Health & Physical Education Complex Fieldhouse, Health & Physical Education II.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 51 · Dorm 8 · Athletics 3 · Arts 3 · Dining 1 · Chapel 1.
Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking
Other strong majors at UTRGV
- Art, music & theater 45 · #501
- Sociology & anthropology 44 · #409
- Public policy & social work 44 · #312
- Nursing 43 · #341
- English & writing 40 · #474
- History 40 · #460
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UTRGV 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.