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2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Arkansas

4 Colleges
$66,647 Avg Salary
$13,919 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs School for You

Health/Medical Prep Programs is the #14 most popular major in Arkansas with 99 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Arkansas to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Arkansas

The colleges and universities below are the best for medical prep majors pursuing a .

Top Arkansas Schools in Health/Medical Prep Programs

#1

National Park College

Hot Springs, AR

Our 2023 rankings named National Park College the best school in Arkansas for health/medical prep programs students. National Park College is a small public school located in the suburb of Hot Springs.

The average amount in student loans that medical prep majors at National Park College take out is $20,004.

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#2

Harding University

Searcy, AR

The excellent programs at Harding University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in Arkansas. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Searcy.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Mountain Home is a great place for health/medical prep programs students. Located in the rural area of Mountain Home, ASUMH is a public school with a small student population.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at Arkansas State University - Mountain Home Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas State University - Beebe. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the fringe town of Beebe, ASU-Beebe is a public school with a small student population.

On average, medical prep graduates from ASU-Beebe take out $7,834 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 84
North Carolina 133
Tennessee 54
Georgia 355
Kentucky 5
West Virginia 102
Virginia 171
Alabama 172
Louisiana 18
Mississippi 439
South Carolina 79

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 4 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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