2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's 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.
With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Coppin State University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Coppin is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coppin are $13,334 per year. On average, medical prep graduates from Coppin take out $29,132 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCUPA are $22,247 per year.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Frostburg State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Frostburg State are $24,080 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, medical prep graduates from Frostburg State carry an average student debtload of $23,347.
Frostburg State also claimed a spot on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Bloomsburg undergraduate students pay an average of $22,806 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical prep majors at Bloomsburg take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,893. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $215, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Thomas Jefferson University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Thomas Jefferson University are $42,966 a year.
Thomas Jefferson University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Gwynedd Mercy University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Gwynedd - Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Gwynedd Valley.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gwynedd - Mercy are $37,092 per year.
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Saint Francis University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Loretto.
Saint Francis undergraduate students pay an average of $39,502 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #8, Duquesne University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Duquesne are $43,526 a year.
Duquesne also claimed a spot on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #9, Neumann University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Aston, Neumann 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 Neumann are $34,460 a year.
Nazareth College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Nazareth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.
Nazareth undergraduate students pay an average of $37,590 in tuition and fees each year.
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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State
Explore the best health/medical prep programs colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 57 |
Pennsylvania | 670 |
Maryland | 127 |
New Jersey | 303 |
District of Columbia | 49 |
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Health/Medical Prep Programs Related Majors for Medical Prep
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 |
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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 |
Majors Similar to Medical Prep
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 14 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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