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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$22,535 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,994 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 172 degrees and certificates were awarded to health/medical prep programs students who went to a Alabama college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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.

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 Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Alabama 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.

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 Alabama

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

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Health/Medical Prep Programs

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Alabama the best value school in Alabama for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a large student population.

USA undergraduate students pay an average of $8,756 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, medical prep graduates from USA take out $28,921 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $321, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at University of South Alabama

#2

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Birmingham.

Samford undergraduate students pay an average of $35,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Samford is ranked #4 for overall quality for medical prep in Alabama.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at Samford University Report

#3

Faulkner University

Montgomery, AL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Faulkner University is a great value for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. Faulkner is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Montgomery.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Faulkner are $23,490 per year.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at Faulkner University Report

Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 84
North Carolina 133
Tennessee 54
Georgia 355
Kentucky 5
West Virginia 102
Virginia 171
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 3 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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