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

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

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health/medical prep programs was ranked #14 in the country. In fact 9,210 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southwest 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.

Check out the medical prep bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in the Southwest Region for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Of the 336 students majoring in medical prep at ASU - Tempe, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Medical Prep majors at ASU - Tempe take out an average of $28,756 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $331, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

About 84% of the students majoring in medical prep at the school are women while 16% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, medical prep majors at ASU - Skysong accumulate an average of around $28,756 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $331, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Baylor University

Waco, TX

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Baylor University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health/medical prep programs schools in the Southwest Region . Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.

About 72% of the students majoring in medical prep at the school are women while 28% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, medical prep majors at Baylor accumulate an average of around $22,684 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $708, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMHB is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Belton.

Of the 32 students majoring in medical prep at UMHB, 28% are male and 72% are female.

On average, medical prep graduates from UMHB take out $23,850 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

About 69% of the students majoring in medical prep at the school are women while 31% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCO is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

About 71% of the students majoring in medical prep at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Southern Nazarene University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health/medical prep programs programs. Located in the large suburb of Bethany, SNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 60% of the medical prep majors at the school.

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Lubbock Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. LCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lubbock.

About 57% of the students majoring in medical prep at the school are women while 43% are male.

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Abilene Christian University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Oklahoma Christian University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. OC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Edmond.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 405
Arizona 533
Oklahoma 486
New Mexico 48

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

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 13 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).

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