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 Marshall 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Marshall University was ranked #78 on College Factual's Best Schools for medical prep list. It is also ranked #1 in West Virginia.
Here are some of the other rankings for Marshall University.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Marshall University was $807 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $355 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,190 | $18,044 |
| Fees | $1,322 | $1,322 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,644 | $10,644 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,287 | $2,287 |
Learn more about Marshall University 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 Marshall University in Medical Prep walked away with an average of $24,653 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $24,259.
The median early career salary of medical prep students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Marshall University is $27,222 per year. That is 11% lower than the national average of $30,592.
Marshall University 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 Marshall University Online Learning page.
About 67.0% 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%.
Around 26.6% of medical prep bachelor’s degree recipients at Marshall University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 22 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 78 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
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 | 109 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health/medical prep programs.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 18 |
| Allied Health Professions | 39 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 14 |
| Public Health | 1 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic 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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