2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey
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Ranked Colleges
300
Degrees Awarded
$27,226
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Medical Prep for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 9,210 people earned their degree in health/medical prep programs, making the major the 104th most popular in the United States. 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 New Jersey, there were 303 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,226 and $10,033 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 300 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,217 and $15,066 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Medical Prep for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Medical Prep for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Medical Prep for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Medical Prep for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Atlantic Cape Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Medical Prep for an Associate list. Atlantic Cape Community College is a small public school situated in Mays Landing, New Jersey. It awarded 88 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
Atlantic Cape Community College also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 83 of the 4,464 students enrolled at Atlantic Cape Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,152. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Atlantic Cape Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Atlantic Cape Community College Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Medical Prep for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Essex County College landed the #2 spot on the list. Essex County College is a medium-sized school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 211 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Essex, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking.Among the 6,360 students enrolled at Essex County College, 101 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 55 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,652. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Essex County College Veteran Student Life Report
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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.
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