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2023 Most Popular Online Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools

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

Health/Medical Prep Programs is the #14 most popular major in the country with 9,210 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Online Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools 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 United States to see which ones were the most popular online undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate.

#1

National Park College

Hot Springs, AR

Our 2023 rankings named National Park College the most popular online school in the United States for health/medical prep programs students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Hot Springs, National Park College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 112 students majoring in medical prep at National Park College, 13% are male and 88% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical prep graduates from National Park College carry an average student debtload of $21,280.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at National Park College Report

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Bay Mills Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. BMCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Brimley.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Southeast is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their online undergraduate certificate. UAS is a small public school located in the remote town of Juneau.

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View the Most Popular Online Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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.

  • 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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