by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Iowa” ranking - to help you make that 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 Iowa, there were 26 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,092 and $19,000 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Iowa” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Iowa” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Iowa”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dubuque landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Dubuque is a small school located in Dubuque, Iowa that handed out 9 ’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand View University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Iowa. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s medical prep degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Grand View University
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercy College of Health Sciences landed the #3 spot on the list. Mercy College of Health Sciences is a small school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 6 ’s medical prep 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Mercy College of Health Sciences
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Buena Vista University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Storm Lake, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified ’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maharishi International University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in Iowa list. Fairfield, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s medical prep degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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