by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Aurora University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in medical prep, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Aurora paid an average of $735 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $25,600 | $25,600 |
| Fees | $360 | $360 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,560 | $1,560 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,474 | $10,474 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,024 | $3,024 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Medical Prep students who received their bachelor’s degree at Aurora took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 11% higher than the national average of $24,259.
The median early career salary of medical prep students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Aurora is $33,281 per year. That is 9% higher than the national average of $30,592.
Online degrees for the Aurora medical prep bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Aurora Online Learning page.
About 70.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in medical prep in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 68.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 53.3% of the medical prep bachelor’s degrees at Aurora in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Health/Medical Prep Programs students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | 30 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health/medical prep programs.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 14 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 18 |
| Nursing | 184 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
