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Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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$17,643 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 670 degrees and certificates were awarded to health/medical prep programs students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which master's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical prep majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine to be the most popular school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. LECOM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Erie.

About 58% of the students majoring in medical prep at the school are women while 42% are male.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 2 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 57% of the medical prep majors at the school.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at Drexel University Report

Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 57
Maryland 127
New Jersey 303
District of Columbia 49

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 2 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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