2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree School for You
Health/Medical Prep Programs is the #14 most popular major in the country with 9,210 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
The Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health/Medical Prep Programs program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical prep majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Ferris is a large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.
About 76% of the students majoring in medical prep at the school are women while 24% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lincoln College is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Lincoln, Lincoln College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 78% of the medical prep majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stark State College is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 89% of the medical prep majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lincoln Christian University is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Lincoln.
Of the 6 students majoring in medical prep at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alpena Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Alpena Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alpena.
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Cornerstone University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids, Cornerstone is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Wayne County Community College District ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Detroit, WCCCD is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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North Central State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. North Central State College is a small public school located in the rural area of Mansfield.
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Bay de Noc Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Bay College is a small public school located in the town of Escanaba.
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University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Blue Ash, UC Blue Ash College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Illinois | 364 |
Ohio | 492 |
Michigan | 144 |
Indiana | 177 |
Wisconsin | 3 |
Health/Medical Prep Programs Related Majors
Health/Medical Prep Programs is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Medical Prep Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Prep
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 19 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.