Health/Medical Prep Programs at Boston University

If you are interested in studying health/medical prep programs, you may want to check out the program at Boston University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718. In 2021, 19 medical prep majors received their bachelor's degree from Boston U.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health/Medical Prep Programs section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U Health/Medical Prep Programs Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Prep
• Master’s Degree in Medical Prep

Boston U Health/Medical Prep Programs Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the medical prep progam at Boston U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The medical prep major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health/Medical Prep Programs. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Master’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools	40
Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools	221

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in medical prep from Boston U. This makes it the #3 most popular school for medical prep master’s degree candidates in the country.

Medical Prep Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical prep majors at Boston University.

Boston U Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in medical prep from Boston U. About 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical medical prep bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% men. So male students are more repesented at Boston U since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its medical prep bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's in medical prep.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Boston U Health/Medical Prep Programs Master’s Program

The medical prep program at Boston U awarded 38 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 23% men graduate in medical prep each year. Boston U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

In the medical prep master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in medical prep.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Boston U also has a doctoral program available in medical prep. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health/Medical Prep Programs

If you plan to be a medical prep major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boston University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	38
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	19

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health Professions

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
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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