2025 Best Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in other health/medical preparatory programs, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #108 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 307 associate degrees in other health/medical preparatory programs during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

The other health/medical preparatory programs associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality other health/medical preparatory programs program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on other health/medical preparatory programs students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other other health/medical preparatory programs students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other health/medical preparatory programs related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

1

Essex County College
Newark, NJ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

202 Annual Graduates

Essex County College is a good choice for students interested in an associate degree in other health/medical preparatory programs. Essex is a moderately-sized public college located in the large city of Newark.More information about a associate in other health/medical preparatory programs from Essex County College

2

Atlantic Cape Community College
Mays Landing, NJ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

89 Annual Graduates

Atlantic Cape Community College is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing an associate degree in other health/medical preparatory programs. Located in the rural area of Mays Landing, Atlantic Cape Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in other health/medical preparatory programs from Atlantic Cape Community College

3

College of Southern Maryland
La Plata, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

College of Southern Maryland is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in other health/medical preparatory programs. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in other health/medical preparatory programs from College of Southern Maryland

Best Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Colleges by State

Explore the best other health/medical preparatory programs schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	379	2
New Jersey	249	299
Maryland	221	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

One of 11 majors within the Health/Medical Prep Programs area of study, Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Pre-Nursing Studies	116
Pre-Pharmacy Studies	5
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	1

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.