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

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

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

With 351 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health/medical prep programs is the #12 most popular major in Massachusetts.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Massachusetts 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.

Check out the medical prep graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Massachusetts.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in Massachusetts for health/medical prep programs students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in medical prep at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Harvard University

#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Out of the 3 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at Tufts University Report

#3

Elms College

Chicopee, MA

Out of the 3 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Elms College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Elms College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chicopee.

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

Medical Prep majors at Elms College take out an average of $33,065 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 7
New Hampshire 2
Maine 2
Vermont 16

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 3 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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