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Health & pre-med fields at West Virginia University

West Virginia University graduates about 463 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 142nd of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a strong program at 71 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $69,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $66 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

71/100Strong#142 of 543 for pre-med & health fields →
Graduates a year46310% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$69,0000.98× the same major nationally
Research in the field$66Ma year, NSF
Admit rate89%whole school
SAT middle 50%1000–1220whole school

Around West Virginia University

Stewart Hall
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Purinton House
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in Morgantown, West Virginia in 2017
Woodburn Hall WVU 2017Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Aerial view of Woodburn Circle on West Virginia University's downtown campus
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Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Life Sciences Building (WVU).

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Fraternity or sorority house 6 · Dorm 2 · Student housing 1 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. Hendrix College 72
  2. Florida State University 71
  3. The University of Alabama 71
  4. University of Arkansas 71
  5. Sacred Heart University 71
  6. University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth 71
  7. Furman University 71
  8. Arizona State University 70

Other strong majors at West Virginia University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares West Virginia University 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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