2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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 school with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Alpena Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in the Great Lakes Region . Alpena Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alpena.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wayne County Community College District. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Detroit, WCCCD is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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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 large suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public college 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 landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health/medical prep programs programs. Bay College is a small public school located in the town of Escanaba.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Illinois | 364 |
Ohio | 492 |
Michigan | 144 |
Indiana | 177 |
Wisconsin | 3 |
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Health/Medical Prep Programs Related Rankings by Major
Health/Medical Prep Programs is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Medical Prep Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Prep
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.