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Best Pre-Med & Health Sciences Programs 2026

Best pre-med and health science programs ranked by outcomes. Compare pre-medical tracks and health professions programs.

25 programs ranked

$42,138 avg salary

25 public schools

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Rank	Program	School	State	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Value Score	Break-Even
1	Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	Wayne State University	MI	$78,723	$14,773/yr	93/100	1.4 yr
2	Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	University of Georgia	GA	$60,173	$13,816/yr	91/100	2.1 yr
3	Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$58,700	$17,339/yr	90/100	2.7 yr
4	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	$58,068	$12,983/yr	91/100	2 yr
5	Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	$56,501	$13,138/yr	90/100	2.3 yr
6	Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	University of Florida	FL	$56,025	$6,541/yr	90/100	1.2 yr
7	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Wayne State University	MI	$54,221	$14,773/yr	83/100	2.8 yr
8	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$52,767	$17,339/yr	86/100	3.4 yr
9	Health and Medical Administrative Services	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$47,254	$17,339/yr	82/100	4.4 yr
10	Public Health	University of California-Berkeley	CA	$44,447	$13,481/yr	82/100	4.1 yr
11	Health and Medical Administrative Services	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	$40,016	$12,983/yr	78/100	5.7 yr
12	Public Health	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$37,881	$17,339/yr	71/100	9.7 yr
13	Public Health	Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	$37,665	$16,264/yr	70/100	9.4 yr
14	Health and Physical Education/Fitness	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	$36,559	$13,138/yr	72/100	9.1 yr
15	Health and Physical Education/Fitness	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	$33,497	$19,857/yr	47/100	24.8 yr
16	Health and Physical Education/Fitness	Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	$32,677	$16,264/yr	53/100	27 yr
17	Health and Physical Education/Fitness	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$32,444	$17,339/yr	51/100	31.4 yr
18	Health and Physical Education/Fitness	University of Florida	FL	$32,008	$6,541/yr	60/100	15.8 yr
19	Public Health	University of Georgia	GA	$31,569	$13,816/yr	54/100	39.5 yr
20	Public Health	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	$30,973	$19,857/yr	42/100	89.3 yr
21	Public Health	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	$28,977	$12,983/yr	54/100	N/A
22	Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$28,914	$17,339/yr	44/100	N/A
23	Health and Physical Education/Fitness	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$27,879	$16,928/yr	44/100	N/A
24	Health and Physical Education/Fitness	University of Georgia	GA	$27,788	$13,816/yr	53/100	N/A
25	Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$27,724	$17,339/yr	42/100	N/A

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

93/100Public

Wayne State University · Detroit, MI

$78,723 median salary$14,773/yr net cost1.4 yr break-even+162% vs. HS diploma

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

91/100Public

University of Georgia · Athens, GA

$60,173 median salary$13,816/yr net cost2.1 yr break-even+101% vs. HS diploma

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

90/100Public

Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH

$58,700 median salary$17,339/yr net cost2.7 yr break-even+96% vs. HS diploma

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

91/100Public

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC

$58,068 median salary$12,983/yr net cost2 yr break-even+94% vs. HS diploma

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

90/100Public

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI

$56,501 median salary$13,138/yr net cost2.3 yr break-even+88% vs. HS diploma

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

90/100Public

University of Florida · Gainesville, FL

$56,025 median salary$6,541/yr net cost1.2 yr break-even+87% vs. HS diploma

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

83/100Public

Wayne State University · Detroit, MI

$54,221 median salary$14,773/yr net cost2.8 yr break-even+81% vs. HS diploma

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

86/100Public

Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH

$52,767 median salary$17,339/yr net cost3.4 yr break-even+76% vs. HS diploma

Health and Medical Administrative Services

82/100Public

Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH

$47,254 median salary$17,339/yr net cost4.4 yr break-even+58% vs. HS diploma

Public Health

82/100Public

University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA

$44,447 median salary$13,481/yr net cost4.1 yr break-even+48% vs. HS diploma

Health and Medical Administrative Services

78/100Public

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC

$40,016 median salary$12,983/yr net cost5.7 yr break-even+33% vs. HS diploma

Public Health

71/100Public

Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH

$37,881 median salary$17,339/yr net cost9.7 yr break-even+26% vs. HS diploma

Public Health

70/100Public

Indiana University-Bloomington · Bloomington, IN

$37,665 median salary$16,264/yr net cost9.4 yr break-even+26% vs. HS diploma

Health and Physical Education/Fitness

72/100Public

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI

$36,559 median salary$13,138/yr net cost9.1 yr break-even+22% vs. HS diploma

Health and Physical Education/Fitness

47/100Public

The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX

$33,497 median salary$19,857/yr net cost24.8 yr break-even+12% vs. HS diploma

Health and Physical Education/Fitness

53/100Public

Indiana University-Bloomington · Bloomington, IN

$32,677 median salary$16,264/yr net cost27 yr break-even+9% vs. HS diploma

Health and Physical Education/Fitness

51/100Public

Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH

$32,444 median salary$17,339/yr net cost31.4 yr break-even+8% vs. HS diploma

Health and Physical Education/Fitness

60/100Public

University of Florida · Gainesville, FL

$32,008 median salary$6,541/yr net cost15.8 yr break-even+7% vs. HS diploma

Public Health

54/100Public

University of Georgia · Athens, GA

$31,569 median salary$13,816/yr net cost39.5 yr break-even+5% vs. HS diploma

Public Health

42/100Public

The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX

$30,973 median salary$19,857/yr net cost89.3 yr break-even+3% vs. HS diploma

Public Health

54/100Public

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC

$28,977 median salary$12,983/yr net cost+-3% vs. HS diploma

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

44/100Public

Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH

$28,914 median salary$17,339/yr net cost+-4% vs. HS diploma

Health and Physical Education/Fitness

44/100Public

University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI

$27,879 median salary$16,928/yr net cost+-7% vs. HS diploma

Health and Physical Education/Fitness

53/100Public

University of Georgia · Athens, GA

$27,788 median salary$13,816/yr net cost+-7% vs. HS diploma

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

42/100Public

Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH

$27,724 median salary$17,339/yr net cost+-8% vs. HS diploma

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