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

3 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 #15 most popular major in Virginia with 171 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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. 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.

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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia 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 University of Virginia - Main Campus the most popular school in Virginia for health/medical prep programs students working on their graduate certificate. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

Women make up 71% of the medical prep majors at the school.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus

#2

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Mennonite University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Eastern Mennonite is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their graduate certificate. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 84
North Carolina 133
Tennessee 54
Georgia 355
Kentucky 5
West Virginia 102
Alabama 172
Louisiana 18
Mississippi 439
South Carolina 79
Arkansas 99

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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