by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Health/Medical Prep Programs is the 104th most popular major in the country with 9,605 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. 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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,249 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major” ranking looked at 175 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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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree medical prep students.
Out of the 175 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Essex County College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 203 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major list. This small school is located in Goodman, Mississippi, and it awarded 246 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Holmes Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Military College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Milledgeville, Georgia, and it awarded 284 associates’s medical prep degrees 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%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Georgia Military College
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 #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major. UNM Los Alamos is a small public school situated in Los Alamos, New Mexico. It awarded 3 associates’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%.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at UNM Los Alamos
Out of the 175 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Atlantic Cape Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Mays Landing, New Jersey, this small public school handed out 80 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Atlantic Cape Community College
Mendocino College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major list. Mendocino College is a small school located in Ukiah, California that handed out 96 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Tulsa Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 299 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Tulsa Community College
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major ranking. NEO A&M College is a public institution located in Miami, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 45 associates’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%.
Full Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Little Big Horn College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major ranking. Little Big Horn College is a public institution located in Crow Agency, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Little Big Horn College
Three Rivers College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major ranking, coming in at #10. Three Rivers College is located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 75 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Three Rivers College
With a ranking of #11, Palau Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major list. PCC is a public institution located in Koror, Palau. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Palau Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
With a ranking of #12, Copiah-Lincoln Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major list. This small school is located in Wesson, Mississippi, and it awarded 68 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Copiah-Lincoln Community College
East Mississippi Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major ranking. Located in Scooba, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 62 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students 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 ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major list. Connors State College is a public institution located in Warner, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 39 associates’s degrees 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%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Connors State College
Arkansas State University - Beebe landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major ranking. Arkansas State University - Beebe is located in Beebe, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 89 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Wharton County Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major ranking, coming in at #16. Wharton, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 40 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Wharton County Junior College
Northeast Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major ranking, coming in at #17. Northeast Community College is a public institution located in Norfolk, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 76 associates’s degrees 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%.
Full Northeast Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
With a ranking of #18, Western Nebraska Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major list. Located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, this small public school handed out 35 degrees to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Western Nebraska Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Howard College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major ranking. Big Spring, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 57 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Howard College
University of Alaska Anchorage ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major list. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, this fairly large public school handed out 81 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep 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 University of Alaska Anchorage Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Dean College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major ranking. Franklin, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Coahoma Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major list. This small school is located in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and it awarded 16 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Coahoma Community College
Lincoln College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major ranking.
Snow College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major ranking. Snow College is a medium-sized public school situated in Ephraim, Utah. It awarded 35 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Snow College
Sierra College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major ranking, coming in at #25. Sierra College is a fairly large school located in Rocklin, California that handed out 0 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Sierra College
Not only did these schools make the top 27 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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