by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Health/Medical Prep Programs is the 104th most popular major in the country with 9,210 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, health/medical prep programs graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,184 and had an average of $21,459 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,941 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,400 and $24,247 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 71 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in health/medical prep programs. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their health/medical prep programs program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree medical prep students.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Lincoln College
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Christian University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lincoln Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Hayward, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alpena Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region. Alpena Community College is a small public school situated in Alpena, Michigan. It awarded 5 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Alpena Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Big Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 33 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Cornerstone University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Stark State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Stark State College is located in North Canton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Stark State College
Bay de Noc Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Escanaba, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Full Bay de Noc Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
With a ranking of #9, Wayne County Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne County Community College District is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
Full Wayne County Community College District Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
North Central State College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. North Central State College is a public institution located in Mansfield, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Central State College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Blue Ash, Ohio, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at UC Blue Ash College
The University of Findlay landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Findlay, Ohio, and it awarded 40 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at The University of Findlay
With a ranking of #12, Southwestern Michigan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Dowagiac, Michigan, and it awarded 0 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwestern Michigan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Northwestern Michigan College is a small school located in Traverse City, Michigan that handed out 0 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwestern Michigan College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Ohio Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Circleville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Ohio Christian University
University of Cincinnati - Clermont College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Cincinnati - Clermont College is a medium-sized public school situated in Batavia, Ohio. It awarded 0 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at University of Cincinnati - Clermont College
Schoolcraft College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Schoolcraft College is a medium-sized public school situated in Livonia, Michigan. It awarded 0 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Schoolcraft College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Henry Ford College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Macomb Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Warren, Michigan, and it awarded 0 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Macomb Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
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