by our College Data Analytics TeamHealth/Medical Prep Programs is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Ball State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in medical prep, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Ball State was ranked #61 on College Factual's Best Schools for medical prep list. It is also ranked #2 in Indiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for Ball State.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Ball State paid an average of $1,051 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $314 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,482 | $26,470 |
| Fees | $662 | $662 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,350 | $1,350 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,796 | $10,796 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,710 | $2,710 |
Learn more about Ball State tuition and fees.
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 Ball State in Medical Prep walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. 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 Ball State is $31,133 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $30,592.
Ball State 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 Ball State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 75.0% of the medical prep students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 68.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.8% of the medical prep bachelor’s degrees at Ball State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Health/Medical Prep Programs students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Pre-Dentistry Studies | 3 |
| Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies | 21 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health/medical prep programs.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 26 |
| Communication Sciences | 66 |
| Allied Health Professions | 21 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 2 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 17 |
*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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