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1,273 Yearly Graduations
91% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 36% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 0.1% of medical prep graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Medical Prep Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,273 students earned their basic certificate in medical prep. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in medical prep at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 3,519
Associate Degree 2,905
Basic Certificate 1,273
Graduate Certificate 649
Master’s Degree 470
Undergraduate Certificate 391
Doctor’s Degree 3

Earnings of Medical Prep Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for medical prep majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for medical prep majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in medical prep. About 90.7% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 118
Women 1,155
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The racial-ethnic distribution of medical prep basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 26
Black or African American 297
Hispanic or Latino 76
White 785
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 88
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Medical Prep Focus Areas

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Pre-Nursing Studies 839
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 404
Pre-Pharmacy Studies 14
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies 13
Pre-Medicine 3

Below are some popular majors that are similar to medical prep that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing & Nursing Assistants 38,505
Allied Health Professions 20,874
Allied Health Services 17,589
Health/Medical Admin Services 16,095
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 9,031

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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