by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” 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.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 187 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,778 and $17,670 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 75 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,137 and $16,077 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in health/medical prep programs. That schools that top this list have a program in health/medical prep programs in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree medical prep students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Little Big Horn College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Little Big Horn College is a small school located in Crow Agency, Montana that handed out 10 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Snow College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Ephraim, Utah, and it awarded 35 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Powell, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Casper College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Casper, Wyoming, and it awarded 15 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Wyoming College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Eastern Wyoming College is located in Torrington, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Western Wyoming Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Western Wyoming Community College is a small public school situated in Rock Springs, Wyoming. It awarded 2 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
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Helena College University of Montana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Helena, Montana, and it awarded 1 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
College of Southern Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school situated in Twin Falls, Idaho. It awarded 0 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full College of Southern Idaho Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
North Idaho College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small school is located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and it awarded 0 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #10, Fort Peck Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Fort Peck Community College is located in Poplar, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
Full Fort Peck Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
With a ranking of #10, Dixie State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Dixie State College is a fairly large school located in Saint George, Utah that handed out 1 associates’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%.
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Central Wyoming College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Central Wyoming College is a small public school situated in Riverton, Wyoming. It awarded 0 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Laramie County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Medical Prep Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and it awarded 0 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Laramie County Community College
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