Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine

What are the graduation rates for students at Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine?

Burrell's DO program is designed as a four-year course of study, but undergraduate four-year and six-year graduation-rate measures are not appropriate measures of its medical-student outcomes. Those commonly cited rates track specified cohorts of first-time undergraduate students, a different population.

For a more useful assessment, prospective DO students can examine Burrell's published cohort-based graduation information alongside board-examination performance and residency-placement reports. Each measure answers a different question: completing medical school, passing a licensing examination, and obtaining a residency position are related but separate outcomes. Students comparing figures should note the class year and whether a result includes both campuses.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine?

A DO degree does not correspond to a single dependable starting salary. What a graduate may be paid depends heavily on whether the person is in residency or later independent practice, as well as specialty, location, and employer.

Residency placement is therefore a more immediate career milestone for many graduating medical students than a salary comparison one year after graduation. Applicants weighing the financial return on medical school should account for the time spent in postgraduate training, borrowing costs, and the possibility that career plans change. A physician salary figure should not be presented as the expected earnings of a newly graduated DO.