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2023 Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate Schools in California

7 Colleges
$17,657 Avg Salary
$25,438 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, 563 degrees and certificates were awarded to health/medical prep programs students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #120 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in California to see which graduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Our analysis found Keck Graduate Institute to be the most popular school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. KGI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

About 64% of the students majoring in medical prep at the school are women while 36% are male.

Medical Prep majors at KGI take out an average of $24,498 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in medical prep at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at San Francisco State University Report

#3

Scripps College

Claremont, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Scripps College is a great place for health/medical prep programs students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Scripps is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in medical prep at Scripps, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health/medical prep programs schools in California. Located in the suburb of Los Angeles, CDU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 24% of the medical prep majors at the school.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, medical prep majors at CDU accumulate an average of around $24,870 in student debt.

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Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Francisco landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 61% of the medical prep majors at the school.

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#6

Mills College

Oakland, CA

Mills College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Mills is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Oakland.

About 73% of the students majoring in medical prep at the school are women while 27% are male.

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California State University - San Marcos did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health/medical prep programs students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 144
Oregon 161
Nevada 11
Hawaii 0
Alaska 109

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 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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