by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 9,210 people earned their degree in health/medical prep programs, making the major the 104th most popular in the United States. 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 Southwest region, there were 1,509 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,534 and $18,141 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 720 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 26 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health/medical prep programs. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in health/medical prep programs.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Los Alamos, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulsa Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Tulsa Community College is a public institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 351 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College landed the #3 spot on the list. Miami, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Connors State College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region. Connors State College is a small public school situated in Warner, Oklahoma. It awarded 35 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wharton County Junior College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region. Wharton County Junior College is located in Wharton, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
Full Wharton County Junior College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Howard College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Howard College is located in Big Spring, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #7, Western Texas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region list. Western Texas College is a public institution located in Snyder, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Temple College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Temple College is a small public school situated in Temple, Texas. It awarded 21 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rose State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Rose State College is a public institution located in Midwest City, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Hill College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region list. Hill College is located in Hillsboro, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
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Grayson College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Denison, Texas, this small public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
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San Juan College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Farmington, New Mexico, and it awarded 20 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region ranking. ENMU - Ruidoso Campus is a small public school situated in Ruidoso, New Mexico. It awarded 1 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mesalands Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Mesalands Community College is a small public school situated in Tucumcari, New Mexico. It awarded 3 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, Eastern Arizona College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region list. Eastern Arizona College is a public institution located in Thatcher, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Austin Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
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Northwest Vista College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 5 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
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Palo Alto College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, South Texas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is a large school located in McAllen, Texas that handed out 8 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
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South Plains College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Levelland, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
Full South Plains College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
St Philip’s College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Full St Philip’s College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
With a ranking of #22, Tohono O’Odham Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region list. Tohono O’Odham Community College is a public institution located in Sells, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Arizona Western College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona Western College is a medium-sized public school situated in Yuma, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region ranking. ENMU - Main Campus is a small school located in Portales, New Mexico that handed out 0 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
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Paris Junior College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Paris, Texas, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
Full Paris Junior College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
El Paso Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
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