2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs in Missouri

An associate degree in health/medical prep programs is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #35 out of 312 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the most popular for health/medical prep programs students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 94 associate degrees in health/medical prep programs during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

The medical prep associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs in Missouri ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of health/medical prep programs students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for health/medical prep programs.

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Health/Medical Prep Programs in Missouri

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in health/medical prep programs.

Most Well Attended Schools for Medical Prep Students Working on Their Associate

1

Three Rivers College
Poplar Bluff, MO

77 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Three Rivers College if you want to pursue an associate degree in health/medical prep programs. Located in the town of Poplar Bluff, Three Rivers College is a public college with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in health/medical prep programs in Missouri.

There were approximately 77 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at Three Rivers College in the most recent data year.

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2

Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, MO

9 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Missouri Baptist University if you want to pursue an associate degree in health/medical prep programs. MBU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

There were about 9 health/medical prep programs individuals who graduated with this degree at MBU in the most recent data year.

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3

Missouri State University - West Plains
West Plains, MO

5 Annual Associate Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in health/medical prep programs needs to take a look at Missouri State University - West Plains. Missouri State West Plains is a small public university located in the town of West Plains. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for associate degrees in health/medical prep programs in Missouri.

There were about 5 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State West Plains in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in health/medical prep programs from Missouri State University - West Plains

4

Columbia College
Columbia, MO

2 Annual Associate Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in health/medical prep programs needs to check out Columbia College. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Columbia. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for associate degrees in health/medical prep programs in Missouri.

There were approximately 2 health/medical prep programs students who graduated with this degree at Columbia College Missouri in the most recent data year.

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5

St Charles Community College
Cottleville, MO

1 Annual Associate Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

SCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Cottleville. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for associate degrees in health/medical prep programs in Missouri.

There were roughly 1 health/medical prep programs individuals who graduated with this degree at SCC in the most recent data year.

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6

Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Fayette, MO

Located in the distant town of Fayette, CMU CLAS is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a associate in health/medical prep programs from Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

6

Evangel University
Springfield, MO

Evangel is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Springfield. More information about a associate in health/medical prep programs from Evangel University

Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Kansas	145	66
Nebraska	96	103
North Dakota	87	2

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Health/Medical Prep Programs Related Rankings by Major

Health/Medical Prep Programs is one of 30 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Medical Prep Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Pre-Nursing Studies	87
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	5
Pre-Pharmacy Studies	2

Majors Similar to Medical Prep

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	1,471
Allied Health Professions	421
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	282
Dental Support Services	153
Health & Medical Administrative Services	136
Health Sciences & Services	97
Other Health Professions	65
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	23
Public Health	14
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	6

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.