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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

101 Colleges
$17,448 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,994 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 101 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for medical prep students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 15% Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the United States for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 per year. Medical Prep majors at ASU - Skysong take out an average of $28,756 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $331.

ASU - Skysong excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.

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#2

Kettering College

Kettering, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kettering College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Kettering, Kettering College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Kettering College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,232 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Providence. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. University of Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Great Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Providence are $26,662 a year.

University of Providence also made our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools list, coming in at #1.

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Out of the 101 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, FranU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

FranU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,938 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 101 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.

University of Akron Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $11,880 in tuition and fees each year.

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Northern Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIU are $14,738 per year. On average, medical prep graduates from NIU take out $25,950 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $185.

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#7

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health/medical prep programs students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a large student population.

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

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Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri State are $16,498 a year.

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#9

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD

Coppin State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health/medical prep programs programs. Located in the city of Baltimore, Coppin is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coppin are $13,334 per year. Medical Prep majors at Coppin take out an average of $29,132 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#10

Hodges University

Naples, FL

Hodges University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health/medical prep programs students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. International College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Naples.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at International College are $14,780 per year.

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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. UCO is a large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.

UCO undergraduate students pay an average of $18,917 in tuition and fees each year.

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#12

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN

Bethel University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Bethel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of McKenzie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bethel are $13,981 a year.

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Weber State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $16,644 a year. On average, medical prep graduates from WSU take out $17,730 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health/medical prep programs programs. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCUPA are $22,247 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, WCUPA is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.

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#15

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Harding University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Harding are $22,230 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Harding also did well on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Health/Medical Prep Programs students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
16 University of South Alabama Mobile, AL
17 Mercy College of Health Sciences Des Moines, IA
18 Maranatha Baptist University Watertown, WI
18 National University of Natural Medicine Portland, OR
20 Mississippi College Clinton, MS

Health/Medical Prep Programs by Region

View the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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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