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Health & pre-med fields at Western Illinois

Western Illinois graduates about 56 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 324th of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a solid program at 54 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $76,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

54/100Solid#324 of 543 for pre-med & health fields →
Graduates a year565% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$76,0000.97× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate75%whole school

Around Western Illinois

A Photo of the BEU Health Center on the corner of Murray and University Drive at
BeuHealthPhoto: IlliniGradResearch · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The corner of West University Drive, North University Drive, and Thompson Drive
WIU View 1Photo: Texas Lane · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The leaves of a Plumeria Alba
Plumeria Alba leavesPhoto: Texas Lane · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A perspective on the North University Drive, Macomb, Illinois during a gloomy da
WIU View 2Photo: Texas Lane · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: WIU Biological Sciences Greenhouse, Beu Health Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 86 · Arts 14 · Dining 2 · Athletics 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. Hawaii Pacific University 54
  2. University of Michigan–Dearborn 54
  3. Robert Morris University 54
  4. Carthage College 54
  5. Rider University 54
  6. Mount St. Mary's University 54
  7. Meredith College 54
  8. Emerson College 54

Other strong majors at Western Illinois

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Western Illinois 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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