Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

Types of Degrees Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many pre-medicine/pre-medical studies graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Graduate Certificate	498
Master’s Degree	107

Who Is Getting a Master’s Degree in Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies?

This major is dominated by women with about 58% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of pre-medicine/pre-medical studies majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	11
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	36
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Geographic Diversity

Students from other countries are interested in Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies, too. About 1.9% of those with this major are international students.

Online Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	14	1
Certificate (2-4 Years)	2	0
Associate’s Degree	33	3
Bachelor’s Degree	38	1
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	10	0
Post-Master’s	1	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to pre-medicine/pre-medical studies.

Major	Number of Grads
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	3,822
Pre-Nursing Studies	3,055
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies	212
Pre-Pharmacy Studies	179
Pre-Occupational Therapy Studies	78
Pre-Dentistry Studies	70
Pre-Physician Assistant	68
Pre-Art Therapy	5
Pre-Optometry Studies	1
Pre-Chiropractic Studies	0

References

*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.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.