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2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

7 Colleges
$27,283 Avg Salary
$13,496 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree School for You

Health/Medical Prep Programs is the #14 most popular major in the country with 9,210 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Colleges.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Associate in Health/Medical Prep Programs

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College the best school in the Great Lakes Region for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Blue Ash, UC Blue Ash College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alpena Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Alpena Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alpena.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne County Community College District. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Detroit, WCCCD is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

The excellent associate degree programs at Stark State College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, North Central State College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. North Central State College is a small public school located in the rural area of Mansfield.

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Bay de Noc Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Bay College is a small public school located in the remote town of Escanaba.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

Explore the best health/medical prep programs schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 364
Ohio 492
Michigan 144
Indiana 177
Wisconsin 3

Health/Medical Prep Programs is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Medical Prep Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 4,010
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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).

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