by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 9,605 people earned their degree in health/medical prep programs, making the major the 104th most popular in the United States. In , health/medical prep programs graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $28,037 and had an average of $23,419 in loans still to pay off.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major” ranking looked at 376 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health/medical prep programs. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in health/medical prep programs.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for medical prep students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Essex County College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major. This medium-sized school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 203 ’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Essex County College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Holmes Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major. Holmes Community College is a small school located in Goodman, Mississippi that handed out 246 ’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Holmes Community College
Out of the 376 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Military College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Milledgeville, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 284 diplomas to qualified ’s medical prep students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 Georgia Military College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major list. LECOM is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 203 ’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major. This small school is located in Los Alamos, New Mexico, and it awarded 3 ’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
With a ranking of #6, Atlantic Cape Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major list. Mays Landing, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical prep degrees to 80 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Atlantic Cape Community College
Ferrum College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Ferrum, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 26 degrees to qualified ’s medical prep students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Ferrum College
With a ranking of #8, Eastern Virginia Medical School did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major list. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 66 ’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Eastern Virginia Medical School
Mendocino College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major ranking. Mendocino College is a public institution located in Ukiah, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 96 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 Health/Medical Prep Programs at Mendocino College
Tulsa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major ranking, coming in at #10. Tulsa Community College is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 299 ’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Tulsa Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
With a ranking of #11, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major list. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College is a public institution located in Miami, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 45 ’s 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%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
With a ranking of #12, Little Big Horn College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major list. Located in Crow Agency, Montana, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified ’s medical prep students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Little Big Horn College
Three Rivers College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major ranking. Three Rivers College is located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 94 ’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Three Rivers College
Sterling College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major list. This small school is located in Sterling, Kansas, and it awarded 6 ’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
Seton Hill University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major ranking. Seton Hill is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
With a ranking of #16, National University of Natural Medicine did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified ’s medical prep students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 Health/Medical Prep Programs at National University of Natural Medicine
With a ranking of #17, Palau Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major list. Koror, Palau is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical prep degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Palau Community College
Copiah-Lincoln Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major ranking. Located in Wesson, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 68 diplomas to qualified ’s medical prep students in 2021-2022.
Full Copiah-Lincoln Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
East Mississippi Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major list. This small school is located in Scooba, Mississippi, and it awarded 62 ’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 East Mississippi Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Connors State College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major ranking. Warner, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical prep degrees to 39 students 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%.
Full Connors State College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Arkansas State University - Beebe came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major ranking. This small school is located in Beebe, Arkansas, and it awarded 143 ’s medical prep 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%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Arkansas State University - Beebe
With a ranking of #22, Wharton County Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major list. Wharton County Junior College is a medium-sized public school situated in Wharton, Texas. It awarded 40 ’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 Health/Medical Prep Programs at Wharton County Junior College
Northeast Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major list. Norfolk, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical prep degrees to 76 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, Averett University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major list. Danville, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s medical prep degrees to 18 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Hodges University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Fort Myers, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified ’s medical prep students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at International College
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Valley City State University | Valley City, ND |
| 52 | Western Texas College | Snyder, TX |
| 53 | Casper College | Casper, WY |
| 54 | University of South Alabama | Mobile, AL |
| 55 | Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania | Bloomsburg, PA |
| 56 | Pennsylvania Institute of Technology | Media, PA |
| 57 | Temple College | Temple, TX |
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