2024 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

an associate degree in health/medical prep programs is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #49 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 300 associate degrees in health/medical prep programs during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Health/Medical Prep Programs School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of health/medical prep programs for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on health/medical prep programs students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other health/medical prep programs students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt health/medical prep programs students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health/medical prep programs related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Health/Medical Prep Programs in New Jersey

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in health/medical prep programs.

Top New Jersey Schools for an Associate in Medical Prep

1

Essex County College
Newark, NJ

211 Annual Graduates

$27,226 Median Starting Salary

$9,499 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat Essex County College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in health/medical prep programs. Located in the city of Newark, Essex is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Soon after graduation, medical prep associate recipients generally make an average of $27,226 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a associate in health/medical prep programs from Essex County College

2

Atlantic Cape Community College
Mays Landing, NJ

88 Annual Graduates

$9,867 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in health/medical prep programs needs to check out Atlantic Cape Community College. Atlantic Cape Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Mays Landing.More information about a associate in health/medical prep programs from Atlantic Cape Community College

3

Hudson County Community College
Jersey City, NJ

Hudson County Community College is a wonderful option for students pursuing an associate degree in health/medical prep programs. Located in the city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in health/medical prep programs from Hudson County Community College

Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	196	0
Pennsylvania	179	9
Maryland	126	13

View All Rankings >

Health/Medical Prep Programs Related Rankings by Major

Health/Medical Prep Programs is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Medical Prep Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	299
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	1

Majors Similar to Medical Prep

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	2,420
Allied Health Professions	673
Health Sciences & Services	579
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	347
Dental Support Services	259
Health & Medical Administrative Services	102
Public Health	46
Mental & Social Health Services	35
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	35
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	27

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.