by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 406 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,521 and $15,813 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 211 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 16 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree medical prep students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Three Rivers College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Plains States Region list. Three Rivers College is a small school located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri that handed out 83 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Three Rivers College
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Northeast is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 65 associates’s medical prep 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Nebraska Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and it awarded 15 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dodge City Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Plains States Region list. Dodge City Community College is a small public school situated in Dodge City, Kansas. It awarded 9 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Dodge City Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Plains States Region. MBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Missouri Baptist University
Missouri State University - West Plains landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in West Plains, Missouri, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Missouri State West Plains
Barton County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Plains States Region list. Barton County Community College is a small public school situated in Great Bend, Kansas. It awarded 8 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Barton Community College
Butler Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Butler Community College is a public institution located in El Dorado, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Butler CC
Columbia College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Columbia College is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Columbia College Missouri
Sitting Bull College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Sitting Bull College is a small public school situated in Fort Yates, North Dakota. It awarded 0 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Sitting Bull College
With a ranking of #10, Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Plains States Region list. WSU Tech is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
St Charles Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Cottleville, Missouri, and it awarded 0 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Cankdeska Cikana Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Plains States Region list. CCCC is a small public school situated in Fort Totten, North Dakota. It awarded 0 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Evangel University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Springfield, Missouri 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Fayette, Missouri, and it awarded 0 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Independence Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Independence Community College is a public institution located in Independence, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Independence Community College
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