If you plan on majoring in health/medical prep programs, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #104 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 101 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 9,605 degrees in health/medical prep programs to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Health/Medical Prep Programs School
Your choice of health/medical prep programs school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Health/Medical Prep Programs School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Health/Medical Prep Programs Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Health/Medical Prep Programs in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the medical prep degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Any student who is interested in health/medical prep programs needs to look into Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. MCPHS University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Boston.
There were about 123 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at MCPHS University in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, medical prep degree recipients usually make around $30,439 in their early careers.
Every student who is interested in health/medical prep programs needs to look into Boston University. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were about 71 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Drexel University if you want to pursue a degree in health/medical prep programs. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.
There were approximately 135 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, medical prep degree recipients generally earn about $33,835 in the first five years of their career.
It's difficult to beat Arizona State University - Tempe if you want to pursue a degree in health/medical prep programs. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were roughly 370 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, medical prep degree recipients typically earn around $36,058 in their early careers.
Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 4 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alaska.
There were roughly 84 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at UAA in the most recent year we have data available. Those health/medical prep programs students who get their degree from University of Alaska Anchorage make $48,134 more than the typical medical prep grad.
Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #89 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Thomas Jefferson University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 37 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at Thomas Jefferson University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were approximately 155 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, medical prep degree recipients generally make an average of $30,164 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 149 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the medical prep program earn an average of $33,642 for their early career.
Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 12th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 27 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 69 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 20th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 153 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, medical prep degree recipients typically earn about $31,899 in their early careers.
Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Notre Dame. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were approximately 83 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 61 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the medical prep program earn an average of $20,263 in their early career salary.
Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 23 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent year we have data available.
Essex is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Newark. This college ranks 14th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 203 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at Essex in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, medical prep degree recipients usually earn around $26,596 at the beginning of their careers.
Findlay is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Findlay. This university ranks 24th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 64 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at Findlay in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 6th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were roughly 299 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at Tulsa Community College in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the medical prep program make around $30,605 in the first couple years of working.
Rest of the Top Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools award.
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).
Your choice of health/medical prep programs school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Health/Medical Prep Programs School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
