Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

Types of Degrees Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many other health/medical preparatory 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	1,989
Associate Degree	748
Basic Certificate	565
Master’s Degree	297
Graduate Certificate	117
Undergraduate Certificate	89
Doctor’s Degree	17

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs?

The major attracts more women than men. About 73% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of other health/medical preparatory programs majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	215
Black or African American	230
Hispanic or Latino	280
White	1,076
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	160

Geographic Diversity

Students from other countries are interested in Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, too. About 1.4% of those with this major are international students.

Online Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 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)	10	1
Certificate (2-4 Years)	2	0
Associate’s Degree	59	1
Bachelor’s Degree	17	1
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	13	4
Post-Master’s	1	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	2	1
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	1	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to other health/medical preparatory programs.

Major	Number of Grads
Pre-Nursing Studies	3,055
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	1,923
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies	212
Pre-Pharmacy Studies	179
Pre-Occupational Therapy Studies	78
Pre-Dentistry Studies	70
Pre-Physician Assistant	68
Pre-Art Therapy	5
Pre-Optometry Studies	1
Pre-Chiropractic Studies	0

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.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.