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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$26,674 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 so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for medical prep students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. 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 Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for medical prep majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Health/Medical Prep Programs

#1

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Providence the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

University of Providence undergraduate students pay an average of $26,662 in tuition and fees each year.

University of Providence also took the #1 spot in our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great value for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,644 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, medical prep majors at WSU accumulate an average of around $17,730 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boise State University is a great value for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Boise State are $24,980 a year. On average, medical prep graduates from Boise State take out $19,867 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Colorado Christian University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCU are $25,473 per year.

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#5

Regis University

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Regis U are $39,610 per 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 Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 19
Utah 78
Idaho 40
Montana 34
Wyoming 41

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 5 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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