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2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska

2 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 #11 most popular major in Nebraska with 95 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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Nebraska to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Northeast Community College the most popular school in Nebraska for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

About 80% of the students majoring in medical prep at the school are women while 20% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, medical prep majors at Northeast accumulate an average of around $15,131 in student debt.

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Out of the 2 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Nebraska Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. WNCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Scottsbluff.

Of the 15 students majoring in medical prep at WNCC, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 27
Iowa 26
Missouri 153
Kansas 48
South Dakota 5
North Dakota 14

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 2 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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