by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,080 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 45 colleges that offered 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 bachelor’s degree medical prep students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in North Manchester, Indiana, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Defiance College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Defiance College is a small school located in Defiance, Ohio that handed out 5 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Findlay. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region. Findlay is located in Findlay, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full The University of Findlay Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northern Illinois University is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 164 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Benedictine University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region. Lisle, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
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Grace College and Theological Seminary ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Winona Lake, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 Grace College
Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Miami University - Oxford is located in Oxford, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 194 bachelors’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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Cornerstone University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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With a ranking of #9, Dominican University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Ohio Wesleyan University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Delaware, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #11, Saginaw Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in University Center, Michigan, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Full Saginaw Valley State University Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
University of Notre Dame ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Notre Dame is a fairly large school located in Notre Dame, Indiana that handed out 101 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Augustana College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Augustana is a small school located in Rock Island, Illinois that handed out 19 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 Augustana
Aurora University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Aurora, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 Aurora University
Blackburn College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Carlinville, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #16, University of Dayton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 68 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Aquinas College Michigan landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Aquinas College Michigan is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 Aquinas College Michigan
With a ranking of #18, Bluffton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Bluffton is a small school located in Bluffton, Ohio that handed out 3 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Bluffton University Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #19. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.
Full Cleveland State University Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Trinity International University - Illinois landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Trinity International University - Illinois is a private not-for-profit institution located in Deerfield, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Mount St. Joseph University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. Mount St. Joe is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 6 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Akron Main Campus came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
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Maranatha Baptist University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. MBU is located in Watertown, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Indiana Wesleyan University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Marion, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Indiana Wesleyan University Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Kettering College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kettering College is a small school located in Kettering, Ohio that handed out 2 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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