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2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Plains States Region

21 Colleges
$24,521 Avg Salary
$15,813 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health/medical prep programs was ranked #99 in the country. In fact 9,210 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Course Advisor has created the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for medical prep majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the best school in the Plains States Region for health/medical prep programs students. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#3

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Marty University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Yankton.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northwestern - St Paul. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Plains States Region list. Northwestern is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

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Mercy College of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health/medical prep programs students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Maryville University of Saint Louis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#9

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

University of Dubuque landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health/medical prep programs programs. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.

While working on their degree, medical prep majors at UD accumulate an average of around $19,000 in student debt.

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#10

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

Grand View University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health/medical prep programs students. It came in at #10 on the list. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 153
Minnesota 27
Kansas 48
Iowa 26
Nebraska 95
North Dakota 14
South Dakota 5

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Health/Medical Prep Programs is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 21 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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