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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$6,720 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,283 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 127 degrees and certificates were awarded to health/medical prep programs students who went to a Maryland college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maryland 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

Check out the medical prep associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health/Medical Prep Programs

Our analysis found College of Southern Maryland to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a associate degree in Maryland. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSM are $7,050 a year.

CSM also made our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #5.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at College of Southern Maryland Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hagerstown Community College is a great value for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Hagerstown, HCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at HCC are $6,390 a year.

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Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 57
Pennsylvania 670
New Jersey 303
District of Columbia 49

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, health/medical prep programs has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Prep Concentrations

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 2 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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