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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$11,489 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,283 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 670 degrees and certificates were awarded to health/medical prep programs students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Edinboro University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Located in the fringe town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Edinboro are $10,543 a year.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Report

Out of the 3 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Luzerne County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Luzerne County Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Nanticoke.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Luzerne County Community College are $10,020 per year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Media.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology are $13,905 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 57
Maryland 127
New Jersey 303
District of Columbia 49

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 3 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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