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 University of Dubuque. 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. The bachelor's program at UD was ranked #98 on College Factual's Best Schools for medical prep list. It is also ranked #1 in Iowa.
Here are some of the other rankings for UD.
Part-time undergraduates at UD paid an average of $1,052 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 | $34,070 | $34,070 |
| Fees | $1,630 | $1,630 |
| Books and Supplies | $950 | $950 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $900 | $900 |
Learn more about UD 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 UD in Medical Prep walked away with an average of $23,250 in student debt. That is 4% lower than the national average of $24,259.
Online degrees for the UD 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 UD Online Learning page.
Women made up around 70.0% of the medical prep students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 68.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in medical prep at UD in 2019-2020, 30.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health/medical prep programs.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 2 |
| Nursing | 16 |
*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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