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2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate Schools in California

7 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 #16 most popular major in California with 563 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical prep majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Keck Graduate Institute the most popular school in California for health/medical prep programs students working on their graduate certificate. KGI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

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

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at San Francisco State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health/medical prep programs schools in California. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#3

Scripps College

Claremont, CA

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Scripps College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Scripps is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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 California. Located in the suburb of Los Angeles, CDU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Francisco. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.

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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Mills is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Oakland.

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

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California State University - San Marcos came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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 7 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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