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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

23 Colleges
$25,008 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,994 Avg Salary

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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

The Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Southeast 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.

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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University the best value school in the Southeast Region for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, FranU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FranU are $14,938 a year.

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#2

Hodges University

Naples, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hodges University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. International College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Naples.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at International College are $14,780 a year.

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#3

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Bethel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of McKenzie.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bethel are $13,981 per year.

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#4

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Out of the 23 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harding are $22,230 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Harding is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of South Alabama helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USA are $17,012 a year. Medical Prep majors at USA take out an average of $28,921 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $321, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#6

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Mississippi College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Clinton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MC are $20,364 a year.

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#7

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, LA

University of Holy Cross came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UHC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

UHC undergraduate students pay an average of $16,000 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Lee University

Cleveland, TN

Lee 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 city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lee University are $20,500 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical prep majors at Lee University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $17,798.

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#9

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

Bob Jones 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. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Greenville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bob Jones University are $21,062 per year.

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#10

Louisiana College

Pineville, LA

With a ranking of #10, Louisiana College 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 Pineville, Louisiana College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Louisiana College are $17,950 a 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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 84
North Carolina 133
Tennessee 54
Georgia 355
Kentucky 5
West Virginia 102
Virginia 171
Alabama 172
Louisiana 18
Mississippi 439
South Carolina 79
Arkansas 99

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 23 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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