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 South Alabama. 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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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 USA was ranked #56 on College Factual's Best Schools for medical prep list. It is also ranked #2 in Alabama.
Here are some of the other rankings for USA.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at USA paid an average of $658 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $329 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,896 | $15,792 |
| Fees | $500 | $500 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $7,900 | $7,900 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,370 | $5,370 |
Learn more about USA tuition and fees.
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. Medical Prep students who received their bachelor’s degree at USA took out an average of $28,000 in student loans. That is 15% higher than the national average of $24,259.
The median early career salary of medical prep students who receive their bachelor’s degree from USA is $28,918 per year. That is 5% lower than the national average of $30,592.
USA 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 USA Online Learning page.
About 80.6% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in medical prep in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 68.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in medical prep at USA in 2019-2020, 54.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 44 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 45 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
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 | 103 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health/medical prep programs.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 26 |
| Allied Health Professions | 89 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 11 |
| Nursing | 308 |
*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.
