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2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

11 Colleges
$17,657 Avg Salary
$25,438 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Our analysis found Keck Graduate Institute to be the most popular school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Claremont, KGI is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 64% of the medical prep majors at the school.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, medical prep graduates from KGI carry an average student debt load of $24,498.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their graduate certificate. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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

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#3

Scripps College

Claremont, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Scripps College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Scripps is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

About 59% of the students majoring in medical prep at the school are women while 41% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health/medical prep programs schools in the Far Western US Region . CDU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Los Angeles.

Of the 21 students majoring in medical prep at CDU, 76% are male and 24% are female.

The average amount in student loans that medical prep majors at CDU take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $24,870.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - San Francisco is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their graduate certificate. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.

Of the 18 students majoring in medical prep at UCSF, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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#6

Mills College

Oakland, CA

Mills College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health/medical prep programs programs. Located in the large city of Oakland, Mills is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 73% of the medical prep majors at the school.

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#7

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health/medical prep programs programs. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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California State University - San Marcos came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSUSM is a large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health/medical prep programs students working on their graduate certificate. UAA is a large public school located in the city of Anchorage.

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Hawaii Pacific University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Hawaii Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Honolulu.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 161
California 563
Washington 144
Nevada 11
Hawaii 0
Alaska 109

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 11 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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