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2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

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.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the New England 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Quinsigamond Community College the most popular school in the New England Region for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 72% of the medical prep majors at the school.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at Quinsigamond Community College Report

#2

Dean College

Franklin, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Dean College is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Franklin, Dean College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in medical prep at Dean College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at Dean College Report

Out of the 3 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Springfield Technical Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. STCC is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Springfield Technical Community College

Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

Explore the best health/medical prep programs schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 351
Connecticut 7
New Hampshire 2
Maine 2
Vermont 16

Health/Medical Prep Programs is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Medical Prep Focus Areas

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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