2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Michigan
3
Ranked Colleges
44
Degrees Awarded
$24,183
Avg Salary
With all of the options veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Medical Prep for an Associate” ranking.
Health/Medical Prep Programs is the 104th most popular major in the country with 9,210 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, health/medical prep programs graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,184 and had an average of $21,459 in loans still to pay off.
Across Michigan, there were 157 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,410 and $23,328 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 44 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,608 and $18,344 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Medical Prep for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in health/medical prep programs. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health/medical prep programs programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the health/medical prep programs program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
More Ways to Rank Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Medical Prep for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Medical Prep for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Medical Prep for an Associate”.
Top 3 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Michigan
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Medical Prep for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ferris State University is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
Ferris also took the #1 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 377 of the 11,165 students enrolled at Ferris were GI Bill® students, of which 189 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,426. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ferris does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ferris State University]](/colleges/ferris-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alpena Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Medical Prep for an Associate list. Located in Alpena, Michigan, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.
Alpena Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 49 of the 1,436 students enrolled at Alpena Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 35 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,449. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Alpena Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Read More…
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne County Community College District. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Medical Prep for an Associate. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
WCCCD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” list.Among the 10,748 students enrolled at Wayne County Community College District, 133 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 27 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,261. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Wayne County Community College District offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full WCCCD Veteran Student Life Report
Focus on a Specific Degree Level
Switch to a More General Major
Switch to a Similar Major
Switch to a More Focused Major
Switch to a Different Ranking Method
Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
college factual
