by our College Data Analytics Team
[Health Medical Preparatory Programs](/majors/health-care-professions/health-medical-preparatory-programs/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a health medical preparatory programs degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools to find where health medical preparatory programs graduates earn the most.
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Below are the schools whose health medical preparatory programs graduates go on to earn the most.
Our analysis ranked Drexel University the top school for health medical preparatory programs graduate earnings in the Middle Atlantic Region. Set in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution. Early-career health medical preparatory programs graduates from Drexel University make a median of around $83,595 per year.
Essex County College came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying health medical preparatory programs schools. Set in the city of Newark, Essex County College is a public institution. Early-career health medical preparatory programs graduates from Essex County College make a median of around $44,612 per year.
A rank of #3 makes Coppin State University one of the highest-paying schools for health medical preparatory programs. Set in the city of Baltimore, Coppin State University is a public institution. Early-career health medical preparatory programs graduates from Coppin State University make a median of around $43,930 per year.
A rank of #4 makes Atlantic Cape Community College one of the highest-paying schools for health medical preparatory programs. Atlantic Cape Community College is a public school located in the rural area of Mays Landing. Health Medical Preparatory Programs graduates of Atlantic Cape Community College earn a median of about $29,378 a year early in their careers.
Students chasing top earnings in health medical preparatory programs will find them at Frostburg State University, which ranked #5. Located in the town of Frostburg, Frostburg State University is a public institution. Health Medical Preparatory Programs graduates of Frostburg State University earn a median of about $28,945 a year early in their careers.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries health medical preparatory programs graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 5 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
More about our data sources and methodologies.