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 Northern Illinois University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in medical prep, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these 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. NIU was ranked #24 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 Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for NIU.
Part-time undergraduates at NIU paid an average of $348 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,466 | $9,466 |
| Fees | $4,926 | $4,926 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,880 | $10,880 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,870 | $2,870 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at NIU in Medical Prep walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is 3% higher than the national average of $24,259.
medical prep who receive their bachelor’s degree from NIU make an average of $30,228 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $30,592.
NIU 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 NIU Online Learning page.
About 70.1% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in medical prep in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 68.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 50.3% of the medical prep bachelor’s degrees at NIU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 12 |
| Black or African American | 33 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 78 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
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 | 157 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health/medical prep programs.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 34 |
| Allied Health Professions | 20 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 21 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 17 |
| Public Health | 56 |
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*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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