The main focus area for this major is Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Health/Medical Prep Programs is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Benedictine University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in medical prep, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at Benedictine U was ranked #104 on College Factual's Best Schools for medical prep list. It is also ranked #5 in Illinois.
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Part-time undergraduates at Benedictine U paid an average of $1,028 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $30,830 | $30,830 |
Fees | $1,510 | $1,510 |
Books and Supplies | $1,510 | $1,510 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,956 | $9,956 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,080 | $3,080 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Benedictine U in Medical Prep walked away with an average of $24,567 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $24,259.
medical prep who receive their bachelor’s degree from Benedictine U make an average of $16,549 a year during the early days of their career. That is 46% lower than the national average of $30,592.
Benedictine U does not offer an online option for its medical prep bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Benedictine U Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in medical prep in 2019-2020, 53.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 68.9%.
Around 51.1% of medical prep bachelor’s degree recipients at Benedictine U in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 41 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 34 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Health/Medical Prep Programs students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | 88 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health/medical prep programs.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health Sciences & Services | 4 |
Allied Health Professions | 3 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 2 |
Nursing | 97 |
Other Health Professions | 4 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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