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2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

4 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.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Case Western Reserve University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for health/medical prep programs students working on their graduate certificate. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

Of the 12 students majoring in medical prep at Case Western, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Wright State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health/medical prep programs schools in the Great Lakes Region . Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

On average, medical prep graduates from Wright State University - Main Campus take out $28,259 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#2

John Carroll University

University Heights, OH

Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, John Carroll University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of University Heights, John Carroll is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Dominican University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health/medical prep programs schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Dominican U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

Explore the best health/medical prep programs schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 364
Ohio 492
Michigan 144
Indiana 177
Wisconsin 3

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

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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