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 “Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate” 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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,905 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 175 colleges that offer a degree in health/medical prep programs. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular health/medical prep programs programs in the United States.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate”.
Out of the 175 schools in the Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulsa Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 351 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Tulsa Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Military College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate. Located in Milledgeville, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 348 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Georgia Military College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate list. Holmes Community College is a small public school situated in Goodman, Mississippi. It awarded 259 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Holmes Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Essex County College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate. Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 211 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
Full Essex County College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sierra College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate list. Sierra College is located in Rocklin, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 207 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Sierra College
University of Alaska Anchorage ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate list. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, this fairly large public school awarded 109 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Arkansas State University - Beebe landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate ranking. Beebe, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 94 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at ASU-Beebe
Mendocino College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate list. Mendocino College is a small public school situated in Ukiah, California. It awarded 91 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Mendocino College
Atlantic Cape Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate ranking. Atlantic Cape Community College is located in Mays Landing, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 88 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
Full Atlantic Cape Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Three Rivers College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate ranking. Poplar Bluff, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 83 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Three Rivers College
With a ranking of #11, East Mississippi Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate list. Located in Scooba, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 78 degrees to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Merced College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate list. Merced Community College District is a public institution located in Merced, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 67 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Merced Community College District
Northeast Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate ranking. Northeast Community College 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%.
Full Northeast Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Copiah-Lincoln Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Wesson, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 53 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Miami, Oklahoma, and it awarded 53 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Snow College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate list. Snow College is located in Ephraim, Utah and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Snow College
Wharton County Junior College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate ranking. Wharton County Junior College is a public institution located in Wharton, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 51 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wharton County Junior College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Howard College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate list. Located in Big Spring, Texas, this small public school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Howard County Junior College
Connors State College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate ranking. Connors State College is located in Warner, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Connors State College
Austin Community College District ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 34 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Community College District Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Ferris State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. Ferris State University is a fairly large school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 33 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Grayson College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate list. Located in Denison, Texas, this small public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Grayson College
Casper College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Casper, Wyoming, this small public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Casper College
Rose State College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate ranking. Midwest City, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Rose State College
Temple College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #25. Temple College is a small public school situated in Temple, Texas. It awarded 21 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Temple College
Not only did these schools make the top 28 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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