by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 2,479 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,182 and $18,481 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 525 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 46 colleges that offered a degree 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 medical prep school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferrum College landed the #1 spot on the list. Ferrum College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ferrum, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Averett University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region. Averett University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Danville, Virginia. It awarded 26 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hodges University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region. Naples, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at International College
Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Guilford College landed the #4 spot on the list. Guilford College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Guilford
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Holy Cross. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region. University of Holy Cross is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
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.
With a ranking of #6, Marshall University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region list. Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 98 bachelors’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Marshall University
University of South Alabama came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this fairly large public school handed out 116 degrees to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. FranU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Samford University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Oakwood University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region list. Oakwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Tennessee Wesleyan University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Athens, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Montreat College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region list. Montreat, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Lee University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Cleveland, Tennessee, 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 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Lee University
Florida College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Temple Terrace, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Florida College
Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hickory, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Lenoir - Rhyne University
With a ranking of #16, Maryville College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region list. Maryville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Anderson University South Carolina did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small school located in Anderson, South Carolina that handed out 15 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Anderson University South Carolina
Alice Lloyd College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Alice Lloyd College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pippa Passes, Kentucky. It awarded 1 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
North Carolina Wesleyan College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at North Carolina Wesleyan College
Bob Jones University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region list. Greenville, South Carolina 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Bob Jones University
Southern Wesleyan University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Central, South Carolina. It awarded 4 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Wesleyan University Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Full Trevecca Nazarene University Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
St. Thomas University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region list. STU is located in Miami Gardens, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #24, Asbury University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Wilmore, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
Mississippi College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. This small school is located in Clinton, Mississippi, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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