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2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri

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Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Basic Certificate School for You

Health/Medical Prep Programs is the #16 most popular major in Missouri with 153 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Missouri to see which basic certificate 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the most popular school in Missouri for health/medical prep programs students working on their basic certificate. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

About 79% of the students majoring in medical prep at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#2

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Three Rivers College is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their basic certificate. Three Rivers College is a small public school located in the town of Poplar Bluff.

Women make up 70% of the medical prep majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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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
Nebraska 95
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 4 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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