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Health/Medical Prep Programs at Essex County College

If you are interested in studying Health/Medical Prep Programs, take a look at what Essex County College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Essex County College sits in Newark, NJ.

During the most recent reporting year, 181 health/medical prep programs degrees were granted at Essex County College.

Online & Distance Learning at Essex County College

Online coursework is an option at Essex County College. Of 7,026 students, 706 (10%) studied exclusively online and 2,173 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Health/Medical Prep Programs Rankings at Essex County College

Rankings can help you compare Essex County College’s Health/Medical Prep Programs program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#1 of 25
Best Value	New Jersey	#1 of 4
Best Value	Nationwide	#6 of 144

Earnings for Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduates from Essex County College

Those who finish Essex County College’s Health/Medical Prep Programs program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$27,226
2 years	$24,659
3 years	$30,234
4 years	$37,130
5 years	$44,612

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Health/Medical Prep Programs graduates from Essex County College earn a median of $37,130, compared with $39,443 for all Essex County College graduates — about 6% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Health/Medical Prep Programs graduates from Essex County College stands at $9,499.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Health/Medical Prep Programs graduates at Essex County College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Health/Medical Prep Programs graduates at Essex County College are 88% women (159) and 12% men (22).

Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate’s Program at Essex County College

Of the 181 associate’s health/medical prep programs degrees awarded at Essex County College, 88% were women (159) and 12% were men (22).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Health/Medical Prep Programs associate’s degree recipients at Essex County College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	38
Black / African American	98
Asian	4
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2
International (Nonresident)	31
Unknown	3

Minority students account for 79% of Health/Medical Prep Programs associate’s degree recipients at Essex County College, above the national average of 52%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Health/Medical Prep Programs Concentrations at Essex County College

This Health/Medical Prep Programs program at Essex County College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	181

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.