by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs is the 194th most popular major in the country with 3,901 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 865 other health/medical preparatory programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major” ranking, we looked at 65 colleges that offer a degree in other health/medical preparatory programs. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their other health/medical preparatory programs program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Essex County College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major list. Essex is a medium-sized school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 203 associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Essex County College Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Report
Out of the 65 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Los Alamos, New Mexico, and it awarded 3 associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Report
Out of the 65 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Atlantic Cape Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Mays Landing, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs degrees to 80 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs at Atlantic Cape Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mendocino College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major. Mendocino College is located in Ukiah, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 96 associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs at Mendocino College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Mississippi Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major list. Scooba, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs degrees to 62 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs at East Mississippi Community College
Connors State College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major list. CSC is a small school located in Warner, Oklahoma that handed out 0 associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
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With a ranking of #7, Arkansas State University - Beebe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major list. ASU-Beebe is a public institution located in Beebe, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 89 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #8, Holmes Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major list. This small school is located in Goodman, Mississippi, and it awarded 62 associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Holmes Community College Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Report
Sierra College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Rocklin, California, this fairly large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs at Sierra College
Northwest College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major ranking, coming in at #10. Powell, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
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Tulsa Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs degrees to 84 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Tulsa Community College Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Report
Merced College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major ranking. Merced College is a fairly large school located in Merced, California that handed out 0 associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs degrees in 2021-2022.
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Missouri State University - West Plains landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major ranking. Missouri State University - West Plains is a small public school situated in West Plains, Missouri. It awarded 6 associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Full Missouri State University - West Plains Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Report
Eastern Wyoming College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major ranking. Eastern Wyoming College is a small public school situated in Torrington, Wyoming. It awarded 1 associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 more about Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs at Eastern Wyoming College
Mountwest Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major ranking, coming in at #15. Mountwest Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Huntington, West Virginia. It awarded 0 associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Mountwest Community and Technical College Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Report
Mount Saint Mary’s University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major list. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 4 associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs at Mount Saint Mary’s University
Western Wyoming Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major list. Located in Rock Springs, Wyoming, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #18, Northeast Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major list. Norfolk, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Northeast Community College Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Report
Emmanuel College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major list. Emmanuel College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Franklin Springs, Georgia. It awarded 0 associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #20, Barton County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major list. Barton County Community College is a small school located in Great Bend, Kansas that handed out 17 associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs at Barton County Community College
College of Southern Maryland landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major ranking. College of Southern Maryland is a small school located in La Plata, Maryland that handed out 11 associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 College of Southern Maryland Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Report
Snow College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major ranking. Snow College is a public institution located in Ephraim, Utah. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Luzerne County Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major ranking. Located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs at Luzerne County Community College
Three Rivers College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major ranking. Located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs students in 2021-2022.
Full Three Rivers College Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Report
With a ranking of #25, North Central State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Major list. North Central State College is a small school located in Mansfield, Ohio that handed out 1 associates’s other health/medical preparatory programs degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Full North Central State College Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Report
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