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2023 Most Popular Online Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

7 Colleges
$27,283 Avg Salary
$13,496 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree 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 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online medical prep associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, GA

Our analysis found Georgia Military College to be the most popular school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia Military College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 348 students majoring in medical prep at Georgia Military College, 12% are male and 88% are female.

On average, medical prep graduates from Georgia Military College take out $16,442 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

Of the 259 students majoring in medical prep at Holmes Community College, 15% are male and 85% are female.

Medical Prep majors at Holmes Community College take out an average of $13,708 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Mississippi Community College is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their online associate degree. EMCC is a small public school located in the remote area of Scooba.

Women make up 91% of the medical prep majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in medical prep at Copiah-Lincoln Community College, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the medical prep majors at the school.

On average, medical prep graduates from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College take out $8,624 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#6

Mitchell Community College

Statesville, NC

Mitchell Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree health/medical prep programs programs. Located in the suburb of Statesville, Mitchell Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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James Sprunt Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health/medical prep programs students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. JSCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kenansville.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 7 schools only.

  • 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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