When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in health/medical prep programs sits in the middle of the road, ranking #154 out of 343 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of health/medical prep programs. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 70 master's degrees in health/medical prep programs during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Average Earnings
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to health/medical prep programs students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of health/medical prep programs students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for health/medical prep programs to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health/medical prep programs related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for health/medical prep programs students working on their master's degree.
The medical prep school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Master's Degree Schools in Virginia.
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It is hard to beat Hampton University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in health/medical prep programs. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Hampton.
Master's graduates who receive their degree from the medical prep program earn around $32,707 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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.
by our College Data Analytics Team
