by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major in Nebraska for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Nebraska, there were 95 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,270 and $12,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,581 and $29,351 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major in Nebraska for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in health/medical prep programs. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in health/medical prep programs.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 “Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major in Nebraska for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major in Nebraska for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chadron State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major in Nebraska for a Bachelor’s list. Chadron State College is a small public school situated in Chadron, Nebraska. It awarded 1 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Chadron State College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midland University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major in Nebraska for a Bachelor’s list. Midland U is a small school located in Fremont, Nebraska that handed out 0 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Saint Mary. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major in Nebraska for a Bachelor’s. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at College of Saint Mary
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major in Nebraska for a Bachelor’s. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Medical Prep Major in Nebraska for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at University of Nebraska Medical Center
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