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2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

25 Colleges
$27,994 Avg Salary
$25,315 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical prep majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota the most popular school in the Plains States Region for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the medical prep majors at the school.

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#2

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Valley City State University is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the town of Valley City.

Of the 14 students majoring in medical prep at Valley City State University, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#3

Sterling College

Sterling, KS

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Sterling College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health/medical prep programs schools in the Plains States Region . Sterling College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Sterling.

Of the 12 students majoring in medical prep at Sterling College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northwestern - St Paul landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northwestern is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

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

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#5

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southwestern College is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in medical prep at SC, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#6

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

University of Dubuque ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dubuque.

Women make up 56% of the medical prep majors at the school.

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#7

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

Grand View University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health/medical prep programs programs. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.

About 75% of the students majoring in medical prep at the school are women while 25% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 8 students majoring in medical prep at Maryville U, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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Mercy College of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health/medical prep programs students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the medical prep majors at the school.

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#10

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD

Mount Marty University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health/medical prep programs programs. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Yankton.

Of the 5 students majoring in medical prep at Mount Marty, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

Explore the best health/medical prep programs colleges 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

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 25 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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