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2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

12 Colleges
$27,994 Avg Salary
$25,315 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences the most popular school in the New England Region for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. MCPHS University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Women make up 67% of the medical prep majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that medical prep majors at MCPHS University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,118. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $749.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in medical prep at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#3

Castleton University

Castleton, VT

Out of the 12 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Castleton University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Castleton, Castleton is a public college with a small student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in medical prep at the school are women while 18% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, medical prep majors at Castleton accumulate an average of around $21,762 in student debt.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Vermont University is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. Northern Vermont University is a small public school located in the rural area of Johnson.

Of the 4 students majoring in medical prep at Northern Vermont University, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health/medical prep programs schools in the New England Region . UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

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#5

Bard College at Simon's Rock

Great Barrington, MA

Out of the 12 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bard College at Simon’s Rock landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Great Barrington, Simon's Rock is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

Out of the 12 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Biddeford.

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#8

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, VT

Saint Michael’s College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health/medical prep programs programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Colchester, Saint Michael's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

With a ranking of #9, Endicott College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

Merrimack College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health/medical prep programs programs. Merrimack is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Andover.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

Explore the best health/medical prep programs colleges 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 12 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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