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

3 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.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Most Popular Online Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical prep majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Tulsa Community College the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College is a public school with a large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in medical prep at the school are women while 16% are male.

Medical Prep majors at Tulsa Community College take out an average of $21,975 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Miami, NEO A&M College is a public school with a small student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in medical prep at the school are women while 15% are male.

The average amount in student loans that medical prep majors at NEO A&M College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $22,137.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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Explore the most popular online health/medical prep programs schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 405
Arizona 533
Oklahoma 486
New Mexico 48

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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

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.

  • 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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