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

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

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health/medical prep programs was ranked #14 in the country. In fact 9,210 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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.

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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate 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.

Check out the medical prep undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found Oklahoma State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

About 82% of the students majoring in medical prep at the school are women while 18% are male.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

#2

Navajo Technical University

Crownpoint, NM

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Navajo Technical University is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their undergraduate certificate. Navajo Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Crownpoint.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health/medical prep programs schools in the Southwest Region . ENMU - Ruidoso Campus is a fairly small public school located in the town of Ruidoso.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Mesalands Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health/medical prep programs schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Tucumcari, Mesalands Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pima Community College is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health/medical prep programs schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Los Alamos, UNM Los Alamos is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Luna Community College

Las Vegas, NM

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Luna Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health/medical prep programs schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the rural area of Las Vegas, Luna Community College is a public 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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 405
Arizona 533
Oklahoma 486
New Mexico 48

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 7 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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