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2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

3 Colleges
$22,060 Avg Salary
$14,737 Avg Student Debt

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health/medical prep programs was ranked #14 in the country. In fact 9,210 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

The Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southeast Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Health/Medical Prep Programs

#1

National Park College

Hot Springs, AR

Our analysis found National Park College to be the best school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the small suburb of Hot Springs, National Park College is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical prep majors at National Park College accumulate an average of around $21,280 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas State University - Beebe. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. ASU-Beebe is a small public school located in the town of Beebe.

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

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 working on their undergraduate certificate. ASUMH is a small public school located in the rural area of Mountain Home.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Arkansas State University - Mountain Home

Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

Explore the best health/medical prep programs colleges for a specific state in the Southeast 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
Arkansas 99

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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