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2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in New Jersey

6 Colleges
$27,226 Avg Salary
$10,033 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs School for You

In 2020-2021, health/medical prep programs students earned 303 degrees and certificates from a New Jersey school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New Jersey to see which 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 Colleges.

#1

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

Our analysis found Essex County College to be the most popular school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Essex is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Newark.

The average amount in student loans that medical prep majors at Essex take out is $7,700.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Atlantic Cape Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the rural area of Mays Landing, Atlantic Cape Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Medical Prep majors at Atlantic Cape Community College take out an average of $12,366 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgian Court University is a great place for health/medical prep programs students. Georgian Court is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lakewood.

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#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a large student population.

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#4

Salem Community College

Carneys Point, NJ

The excellent programs at Salem Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in New Jersey. Salem County College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Carneys Point.

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Hudson County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 57
Pennsylvania 670
Maryland 127
District of Columbia 49

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 6 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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