Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

Types of Degrees Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many other health/medical preparatory programs graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	1,936
Associate Degree	1,108
Basic Certificate	404
Master’s Degree	376
Undergraduate Certificate	102
Graduate Certificate	81
Doctor’s Degree	3

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in 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	175
Black or African American	221
Hispanic or Latino	267
White	1,091
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	152

Geographic Diversity

Students from other countries are interested in Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, too. About 1.5% of those with this major are international students.

Online Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Programs

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 180 schools offered some type of other health/medical preparatory programs program. 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)	15	1
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	65	3
Bachelor’s Degree	14	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	11	2
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	1	1
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to 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	2,489
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	2,010
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies	257
Pre-Pharmacy Studies	167
Pre-Occupational Therapy Studies	108
Pre-Dentistry Studies	85
Pre-Physician Assistant	76
Pre-Art Therapy	4
Pre-Optometry Studies	3
Pre-Chiropractic Studies	1

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.