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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

28 Colleges
$7,533 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,283 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health/medical prep programs was ranked #14 in the country. In fact 9,210 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for medical prep students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools

#1

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, MS

Our 2023 rankings named Coahoma Community College the best value school in the Southeast Region for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Clarksdale, Coahoma Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coahoma Community College are $3,003 per year. Medical Prep majors at Coahoma Community College take out an average of $10,057 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a great value for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Copiah-Lincoln Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,380 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Holmes Community College is a great value for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

Holmes Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,210 in tuition and fees each year. Medical Prep majors at Holmes Community College take out an average of $13,708 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Holmes Community College also is in the top 20% of our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#4

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, GA

The excellent associate degree programs at Georgia Military College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia Military College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Military College are $6,390 a year. On average, medical prep graduates from Georgia Military College take out $16,442 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Georgia Military College also claimed a spot on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Mississippi Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. EMCC is a small public school located in the remote area of Scooba.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EMCC are $6,740 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Itawamba Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Fulton, ICC is a public school with a small student population.

ICC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,360 in tuition and fees each year.

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Arkansas State University - Beebe landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health/medical prep programs programs. ASU-Beebe is a small public school located in the fringe town of Beebe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU-Beebe are $4,656 a year. Medical Prep majors at ASU-Beebe take out an average of $11,858 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#8

College of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City, NC

College of the Albemarle landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health/medical prep programs programs. Located in the distant town of Elizabeth City, College of the Albemarle is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at College of the Albemarle are $7,346 a year.

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#9

Mitchell Community College

Statesville, NC

Mitchell Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Statesville, Mitchell Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Mitchell Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,795 in tuition and fees each year.

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Southwestern Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health/medical prep programs programs. Located in the distant town of Sylva, Southwestern Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwestern Community College are $7,913 a year.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

Explore the best health/medical prep programs schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 84
North Carolina 133
Tennessee 54
Georgia 355
Kentucky 5
West Virginia 102
Virginia 171
Alabama 172
Louisiana 18
Mississippi 439
South Carolina 79
Arkansas 99

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 25 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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