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2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Iowa

3 Colleges
$28,092 Avg Salary
$19,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs School for You

Health/Medical Prep Programs is the #20 most popular major in Iowa with 26 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Iowa

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

Top Iowa Schools in Health/Medical Prep Programs

Our 2023 rankings named Mercy College of Health Sciences the best school in Iowa for health/medical prep programs students. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at Mercy College of Health Sciences Report

#2

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

Out of the 3 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dubuque landed the # 2 spot on the list. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dubuque.

Medical Prep majors at UD take out an average of $19,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand View University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Iowa list. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 27
Missouri 153
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

Majors Similar to Medical Prep

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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