by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Pre-Occupational Therapy Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Health/Medical Prep Programs is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Nazareth College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in medical prep, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Nazareth was ranked #27 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for medical prep majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Nazareth.
Part-time undergraduates at Nazareth paid an average of $832 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $34,850 | $34,850 |
| Fees | $1,660 | $1,660 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,460 | $14,460 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,500 | $1,500 |
Learn more about Nazareth tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Medical Prep students who received their bachelor’s degree at Nazareth took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 11% higher than the national average of $24,259.
Online degrees for the Nazareth medical prep bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Nazareth Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in medical prep in 2019-2020, 95.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 68.9%.
Around 4.3% of medical prep bachelor’s degree recipients at Nazareth in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 21 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Health/Medical Prep Programs students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Pre-Occupational Therapy Studies | 23 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health/medical prep programs.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 41 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 8 |
| Public Health | 30 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 16 |
| Nursing | 37 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
