2024 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in health/medical prep programs sits in the middle of the road, ranking #154 out of 343 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 206 master's degrees in health/medical prep programs during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on health/medical prep programs students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other health/medical prep programs students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt health/medical prep programs students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health/medical prep programs related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for health/medical prep programs students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Health/Medical Prep Programs in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in health/medical prep programs.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Master's in Medical Prep

1

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Erie, PA

199 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in health/medical prep programs needs to take a look at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. LECOM is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Erie.More information about a master’s in health/medical prep programs from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

2

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

7 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in health/medical prep programs has to take a look at Drexel University. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in health/medical prep programs from Drexel University

Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	8
District of Columbia	154	10

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Health/Medical Prep Programs Related Rankings by Major

Health/Medical Prep Programs is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Medical Prep Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	206

Majors Similar to Medical Prep

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	2,051
Allied Health Professions	1,308
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	924
Public Health	705
Health & Medical Administrative Services	575
Communication Sciences	495
Mental & Social Health Services	396
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	136
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	125
Other Health Professions	120

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.