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Grand Valley State University Bachelor’s in Health/Medical Prep Programs

The main focus area for this major is Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies. 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 Grand Valley 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, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the GVSU Bachelor’s in Medical Prep

#4 in the U.S
#1 in Michigan

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. GVSU was ranked #4 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for medical prep majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in Michigan.

Here are some of the other rankings for GVSU.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs 1
Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges for Veterans 3
Best Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs 4
Most Popular Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs 4
Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges for Non-Traditional Students 7
Highest Paid Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduates 11
Most Focused Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs 61

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Medical Prep from GVSU Cost?

$13,180 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$25,500 Average Student Debt

GVSU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at GVSU paid an average of $780 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $553 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $13,180 $18,610
Fees $0 $0
Books and Supplies $740 $740
On Campus Room and Board $9,400 $9,400
On Campus Other Expenses $2,040 $2,040

Learn more about GVSU tuition and fees.

GVSU Medical Prep Bachelor’s Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Medical Prep students who received their bachelor’s degree at GVSU took out an average of $25,500 in student loans. That is 5% higher than the national average of $24,259.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Medical Prep From GVSU?

$28,900 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

medical prep who receive their bachelor’s degree from GVSU make an average of $28,900 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% lower than the national average of $30,592.

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Does GVSU Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Medical Prep?

GVSU 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 GVSU Online Learning page.

GVSU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Medical Prep

230 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
61.3% Women
16.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 230 bachelor’s degrees in medical prep awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 61.3% of the medical prep students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2018-2019. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.8%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in medical prep at GVSU in 2018-2019, 16.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 15
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 189
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Bachelor’s in Medical Prep Focus Areas at GVSU

Health/Medical Prep Programs students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 230

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health/medical prep programs.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication Sciences 3
Health & Medical Administrative Services 37
Allied Health Professions 81
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 36

View All Health/Medical Prep Programs Related Majors >

References

*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.

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