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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$9,322 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,283 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree School for You

Health/Medical Prep Programs is the #14 most popular major in the country with 9,210 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for medical prep students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health/Medical Prep Programs

Our analysis found Wayne County Community College District to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Detroit, WCCCD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCCCD are $3,998 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alpena Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Alpena Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alpena.

Alpena Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,860 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

The excellent associate degree programs at Stark State College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stark State College are $7,406 per year.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central State College landed the # 4 spot on the list. North Central State College is a small public school located in the rural area of Mansfield.

North Central State College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,784 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

The excellent associate degree programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ferris is a large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

Ferris undergraduate students pay an average of $13,188 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ferris is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Bay de Noc Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in the Great Lakes Region . Bay College is a small public school located in the remote town of Escanaba.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bay College are $10,696 a year.

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University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health/medical prep programs students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Blue Ash, UC Blue Ash College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Blue Ash College are $15,185 a year.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 364
Ohio 492
Michigan 144
Indiana 177
Wisconsin 3

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

Medical Prep Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 4,010
Pre-Nursing Studies 2,489
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 2,010
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies 257
Pre-Pharmacy Studies 167
Pre-Occupational Therapy Studies 108
Pre-Dentistry Studies 85
Pre-Physician Assistant 76
Pre-Art Therapy 4
Pre-Optometry Studies 3
Pre-Chiropractic Studies 1

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).

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