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Health & pre-med fields at Western Michigan

Western Michigan graduates about 286 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 409th of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a solid program at 48 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $70,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

48/100Solid#409 of 543 for pre-med & health fields →
Graduates a year2868% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$70,0001.01× the same major nationally
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%990–1220whole school

Around Western Michigan

WMU Student Center, view of gathering stairs and "heart" from lower level lookin
WMU Student Center interior gathering stairsPhoto: MSwierenga · CC0 · source
Opened in the summer of 2023, Western Michigan University's student center will
WMU Student CenterPhoto: MSwierenga · CC0 · source
The Oaklands
The OaklandsPhoto: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Kanley Memorial Chapel on Western Michigan University's main campus in Kalamazoo
Kanley Memorial ChapelPhoto: MSwierenga · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Sindecuse Health Center, Health and Human Services Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Dorm 14 · Student housing 11 · Athletics 4 · Dining 2 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. Loyola University New Orleans 49
  2. Florida Atlantic University 48
  3. Minnesota State University–Mankato 48
  4. Purdue University Northwest 48
  5. University of Central Oklahoma 48
  6. Ferris State University 48
  7. Ashland University 48
  8. Caldwell University 48

Other strong majors at Western Michigan

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Western Michigan 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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