2024 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in health/medical prep programs, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #96 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for health/medical prep programs students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 172 bachelor's degrees in health/medical prep programs to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 - The number of health/medical prep programs students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• 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 easy is it for health/medical prep programs to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health/medical prep programs related body.

Our complete 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 bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools

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 the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Health/Medical Prep Programs in Alabama

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

Top Alabama Schools for a Bachelor's in Medical Prep

1

Samford University
Birmingham, AL

46 Annual Graduates

Samford University is a great option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in health/medical prep programs. Located in the suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health/medical prep programs from Samford University

2

University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL

116 Annual Graduates

$28,875 Median Starting Salary

$28,995 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat University of South Alabama if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in health/medical prep programs. USA is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Mobile.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the medical prep program earn around $28,875 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in health/medical prep programs from University of South Alabama

Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	37
Georgia	224	6
Tennessee	220	54
North Carolina	213	40
Virginia	213	49
South Carolina	195	32
Kentucky	187	4
Louisiana	171	18
Mississippi	169	10
Arkansas	167	5
West Virginia	147	98

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	116
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies	45
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	10
Pre-Occupational Therapy Studies	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Prep

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	2,607
Health & Medical Administrative Services	399
Public Health	313
Communication Sciences	242
Health Sciences & Services	216
Allied Health Professions	199
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	118
Mental & Social Health Services	92
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	64
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	44

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.