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2024 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in California

5 Colleges in California
569 Medical Prep Degrees Awarded
$16,774 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in health/medical prep programs is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #104 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for health/medical prep programs students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 569 degrees in health/medical prep programs to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Health/Medical Prep Programs School

Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in California Your choice of health/medical prep programs school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for health/medical prep programs schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Health/Medical Prep Programs Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Medical Prep
Bachelor's Degrees in Medical Prep
Master's Degrees in Medical Prep

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 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in California list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Health/Medical Prep Programs in California

The schools below may not offer all types of medical prep degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top California Schools in Medical Prep

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA

Western University of Health Sciences is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in health/medical prep programs. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Pomona.

There were approximately 18 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at Western University of Health Sciences in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in health/medical prep programs from Western University of Health Sciences

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Merced College
Merced, CA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
67 Medical Prep Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in health/medical prep programs has to look into Merced College. Merced Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the small city of Merced. This college ranks 119th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 67 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at Merced Community College District in the most recent data year.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
91 Medical Prep Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in health/medical prep programs has to check out Mendocino College. Located in the rural area of Ukiah, Mendocino College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 125th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 91 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at Mendocino College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in health/medical prep programs from Mendocino College

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CA

Any student pursuing a degree in health/medical prep programs has to check out California Baptist University. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Riverside. A Best Colleges rank of #490 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cal Baptist is a great university overall.

There were about 4 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at Cal Baptist in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Fresno Pacific University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in health/medical prep programs. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Fresno. A Best Colleges rank of #360 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Fresno Pacific is a great university overall.More information about a degree in health/medical prep programs from Fresno Pacific University

4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA
$21,000 Median Student Debt

Any student pursuing a degree in health/medical prep programs needs to check out Mount Saint Mary's University. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #317 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means MSMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 7 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at MSMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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College of the Desert
Palm Desert, CA

Located in the city of Palm Desert, College of the Desert is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 154th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.More information about a degree in health/medical prep programs from College of the Desert

Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 300 143
Oregon 266 161
Nevada 192 11
Alaska 119 109

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

Medical Prep Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 390
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 149
Pre-Physician Assistant 13
Pre-Nursing Studies 6
Pre-Dentistry Studies 5
Pre-Art Therapy 4
Pre-Pharmacy Studies 2

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Majors Similar to Medical Prep

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 18,633
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 12,446
Allied Health Professions 8,587
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 8,037
Health Sciences & Services 6,956
Health & Medical Administrative Services 6,833
Public Health 5,117
Dental Support Services 4,009
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 3,158
Mental & Social Health Services 2,890

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