Health/Medical Prep Programs

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
Graduate Certificate	649
Master’s Degree	470
Doctor’s Degree	3

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

This major is dominated by women with about 59% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	106
Black or African American	53
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	217
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

Geographic Diversity

Medical Prep appeals to people across the globe. About 0.4% 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

Master’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 master’s degree made a median starting salary of $17,643 per year. During this timeframe, most salaries fell between $16,326 (25th percentile) and $18,959 (75th percentile).

It’s important to note that just because the people reporting these salaries have a degree in medical prep, it does not mean that they are working in a job related to their degree.

Online Health/Medical Prep Programs Programs

In 2020-2021, 449 schools offered a medical prep program of some type. 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

Majors Related to Health/Medical Prep Programs

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

Major	Number of Grads
Nursing	66,964
Medicine	28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	24,774
Public Health	19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services	17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	16,952
Mental & Social Health Services	16,815
Allied Health Professions	12,950
Communication Sciences	10,547
Dentistry	6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	4,684
Chiropractic	2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems	2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	2,481
Optometry	1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics	1,747
Health Sciences & Services	1,746
Other Health Professions	1,261
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	954
Medical Science	909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	462
Dental Support Services	122
Alternative Medical Support Services	80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies	55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies	37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	4
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies	0

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.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.