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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$5,655 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 #16 most popular major in Missouri with 153 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 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 Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri

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

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

Our analysis found Missouri State University - West Plains to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a associate degree in Missouri. Missouri State West Plains is a small public school located in the town of West Plains.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State West Plains are $4,800 per year.

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#2

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Three Rivers College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. Three Rivers College is a small public school located in the remote town of Poplar Bluff.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Three Rivers College are $6,510 a year. On average, medical prep graduates from Three Rivers College take out $18,368 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

The excellent associate degree programs at Columbia College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in Missouri. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Columbia College Missouri are $11,636 a year.

Columbia College Missouri also took the #4 spot in our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Missouri rankings.

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Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 27
Iowa 26
Nebraska 95
Kansas 48
South Dakota 5
North Dakota 14

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 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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