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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

27 Colleges
$29,780 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.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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. 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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 10 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Kettering College

Kettering, OH

Our analysis found Kettering College to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Kettering College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Kettering.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kettering College are $14,232 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in the Great Lakes Region . NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,738 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, medical prep graduates from NIU carry an average student debtload of $25,950. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $185.

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#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Out of the 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ferris are $13,188 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Maranatha Baptist University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Watertown.

MBU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,050 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health/medical prep programs programs. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cleveland State University are $16,654 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical prep majors at Cleveland State University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,285.

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Kent State University at Kent 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. Kent State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kent State are $19,876 per year. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $245.

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#8

Manchester University

North Manchester, IN

Manchester 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 #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of North Manchester, Manchester University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Manchester University undergraduate students pay an average of $34,436 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora 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 #9 on the list. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aurora are $26,760 per year.

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Grace College and Theological Seminary landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health/medical prep programs programs. Grace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Grace College are $25,044 a year.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 364
Ohio 492
Michigan 144
Indiana 177
Wisconsin 3

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 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).

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