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2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

3 Colleges
$17,657 Avg Salary
$25,438 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate School for You

With 351 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health/medical prep programs is the #12 most popular major in Massachusetts.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health/Medical Prep Programs

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in Massachusetts for health/medical prep programs students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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#3

Elms College

Chicopee, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Elms College is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their graduate certificate. Elms College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chicopee.

Medical Prep majors at Elms College take out an average of $33,065 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 7
New Hampshire 2
Maine 2
Vermont 16

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 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).

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