by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Ohio” 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 Ohio, there were 817 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,572 and $24,717 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 469 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,341 and $26,852 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Ohio” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health/medical prep programs. That schools that top this list have a program in health/medical prep programs in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio bachelor’s degree medical prep students.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Defiance College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Defiance, Ohio, and it awarded 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 #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Ohio. Located in Findlay, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students 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%.
Full The University of Findlay Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Ohio. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school situated in Oxford, Ohio. It awarded 194 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Ohio list. Ohio Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Delaware, Ohio. It awarded 9 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Ohio list. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 68 degrees to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Bluffton University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Ohio ranking. Bluffton University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bluffton, Ohio. It awarded 3 bachelors’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%.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Bluffton University
Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #7. Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Mount St. Joseph University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Ohio list. Mount St. Joe is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Mount St. Joe
University of Akron Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Ohio ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 42 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kettering College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #10. Kettering College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kettering, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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. 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%.
Kent State University at Kent landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Ohio ranking. Kent State University at Kent is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Miami University - Hamilton did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #12. Hamilton, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Ohio ranking. UC is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 17 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 88%. 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%.
Xavier University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Ohio ranking. Xavier is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Kent State University at Ashtabula did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Ashtabula, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kent State University at Ashtabula Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
With a ranking of #14, Hiram College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Ohio list. Hiram, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Heidelberg University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Ohio list. Heidelburg College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tiffin, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
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