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3,519 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
470 Master's Degrees Annually
#10 in Popularity

Types of Degrees Medical Prep Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many health/medical prep programs graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 3,416
Associate Degree 3,280
Basic Certificate 1,226
Graduate Certificate 670
Master’s Degree 405
Undergraduate Certificate 399
Doctor’s Degree 17

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Prep?

3,416 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
71% Percent Women
40% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This is one of the most frequently chosen healthcare majors. It is the 10th most popular in the country with 3,519 students graduating with a bachelor’s in medical prep in 2021. The major attracts more women than men. About 71% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of medical prep majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 393
Black or African American 311
Hispanic or Latino 466
White 1,912
International Students 59
Other Races/Ethnicities 275

Geographic Diversity

Medical Prep appeals to people across the globe. About 1.7% of those with this major are international students.

Online Medical Prep Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 46 3
Certificate (2-4 Years) 6 1
Associate’s Degree 270 24
Bachelor’s Degree 64 3
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 24 4
Post-Master’s 4 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 2 1
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 2 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

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Major Number of Grads
Nursing 308,114
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 88,809
Allied Health Professions 85,413
Health & Medical Administrative Services 85,302
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 79,189
Public Health 42,551
Health Sciences & Services 35,887
Mental & Social Health Services 31,550
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,934
Medicine 29,206
Dental Support Services 25,040
Communication Sciences 23,288
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 19,017
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 18,729
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,516
Other Health Professions 7,387
Dentistry 6,961
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 5,644
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,056
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,431
Chiropractic 2,698
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,689
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,244
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,845
Optometry 1,789
Medical Science 1,090
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 760
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 468
Alternative Medical Support Services 136
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 116

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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