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2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Arkansas

6 Colleges
$66,647 Avg Salary
$13,919 Avg Student Debt

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Health/Medical Prep Programs is the #14 most popular major in Arkansas with 99 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Arkansas 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical prep majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Beebe the most popular school in Arkansas for health/medical prep programs students. Located in the fringe town of Beebe, ASU-Beebe is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, medical prep majors at ASU-Beebe accumulate an average of around $7,834 in student debt.

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#2

National Park College

Hot Springs, AR

The excellent programs at National Park College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in Arkansas. National Park College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Hot Springs.

On average, medical prep graduates from National Park College take out $20,004 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Mountain Home is a great place for health/medical prep programs students. Located in the rural area of Mountain Home, ASUMH is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Out of the 6 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Searcy.

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Out of the 6 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Monticello landed the # 5 spot on the list. UAM is a small public school located in the remote town of Monticello.

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#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Arkansas list. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 84
North Carolina 133
Tennessee 54
Georgia 355
Kentucky 5
West Virginia 102
Virginia 171
Alabama 172
Louisiana 18
Mississippi 439
South Carolina 79

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 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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