by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,010 people earned their degree in pre-medicine/pre-medical studies, making the major the 353rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 581 pre-medicine/pre-medical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 481 pre-medicine/pre-medical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 26 colleges that offered a degree in pre-medicine/pre-medical studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their pre-medicine/pre-medical studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Manchester University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in North Manchester, Indiana, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. Miami University - Oxford is located in Oxford, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 194 bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dominican University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. Dominican U is located in River Forest, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Wesleyan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Delaware, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 101 bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Notre Dame Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Report
Augustana College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Augustana College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rock Island, Illinois. It awarded 19 bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Dayton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Cornerstone University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Defiance College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Defiance College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Defiance, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mount St. Joseph University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Trinity International University - Illinois came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Trinity International University - Illinois is located in Deerfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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With a ranking of #12, Indiana Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana Wesleyan University is located in Marion, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Kettering College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kettering College is a small school located in Kettering, Ohio that handed out 2 bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Maranatha Baptist University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Maranatha Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Watertown, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Ball State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Miami University - Hamilton ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Hamilton is a public institution located in Hamilton, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Miami University - Hamilton Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Report
Concordia University, Chicago came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Madonna University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Livonia, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Main Campus Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Report
University of Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. University of Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 1 bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
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With a ranking of #21, Northern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Marquette, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Concordia University, Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Concordia University, Ann Arbor Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Report
With a ranking of #21, Bluffton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Bluffton, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Heidelberg University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Tiffin, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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The University of Findlay ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Findlay, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Northwestern University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 0 bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Northwestern University Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Report
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