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3,519 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
470 Master's Degrees Annually
#96 in Popularity

Types of Degrees Health/Medical Prep Programs Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many health/medical prep programs graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 3,519
Associate Degree 2,905
Basic Certificate 1,273
Graduate Certificate 649
Master’s Degree 470
Undergraduate Certificate 391
Doctor’s Degree 3

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Health/Medical Prep Programs?

3,519 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
71% Percent Women
36% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This is a less frequently chosen undergraduate major. Only 3,519 students graduated with a bachelor’s degree in health/medical prep programs in 2021, making it rank #96 in popularity. This major is dominated by women with about 71% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of medical prep majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 333
Black or African American 308
Hispanic or Latino 443
White 2,106
International Students 77
Other Races/Ethnicities 252

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Medical Prep. About 2.2% of those with this major are international students. The most popular countries for students from outside the country are:

  • South Korea
  • Canada
  • Saudi Arabia
  • China
  • Nigeria

Bachelor’s Degree Starting Salary

Data from the U.S. Department of Education shows that health/medical prep programs students who graduated in 2017-2019 with a bachelor’s degree made a median starting salary of $27,902 per year. During this timeframe, most salaries fell between $24,689 (25th percentile) and $30,934 (75th percentile).

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Note that some of these people may have jobs that are not directly related to a medical prep degree.

Online Health/Medical Prep Programs Programs

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 449 schools offered some type of health/medical prep programs program. The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 47 3
Certificate (2-4 Years) 4 0
Associate’s Degree 274 23
Bachelor’s Degree 58 0
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 20 2
Post-Master’s 3 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 1 1
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to medical prep.

Major Number of Grads
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
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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