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2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

3 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 #16 most popular major in Missouri with 153 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

Check out the medical prep associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Missouri Schools for an Associate in Health/Medical Prep Programs

#1

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Three Rivers College the best school in Missouri for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Three Rivers College is a small public school located in the remote town of Poplar Bluff.

On average, medical prep graduates from Three Rivers College take out $18,368 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Columbia College is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri State University - West Plains. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State West Plains is a small public school located in the remote town of West Plains.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 27
Iowa 26
Nebraska 95
Kansas 48
South Dakota 5
North Dakota 14

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, health/medical prep programs has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Prep Concentrations

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 3 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.

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