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2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges
$22,060 Avg Salary
$14,737 Avg Student Debt

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

Health/Medical Prep Programs is the #14 most popular major in the country with 9,210 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for health/medical prep programs students working on their undergraduate certificate. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Of the 68 students majoring in medical prep at UC, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#2

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Madonna University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in medical prep at Madonna, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bay Mills Community College is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Brimley, BMCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lawrence Technological University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.

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#5

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Montcalm Community College is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their undergraduate certificate. Montcalm Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Sidney.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical prep graduates from Montcalm Community College carry an average student debt load of $16,986.

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#5

Manchester University

North Manchester, IN

Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Manchester University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of North Manchester, Manchester University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

Explore the best health/medical prep programs schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 364
Ohio 492
Michigan 144
Indiana 177
Wisconsin 3

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 9 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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