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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$29,462 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,994 Avg Salary

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

With 133 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health/medical prep programs is the #16 most popular major in North Carolina.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in North Carolina 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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

#1

Montreat College

Montreat, NC

Our analysis found Montreat College to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the suburb of Montreat, Montreat College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Montreat College undergraduate students pay an average of $29,462 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 2 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hickory.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lenoir - Rhyne University are $41,500 a year.

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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
Tennessee 54
Georgia 355
Kentucky 5
West Virginia 102
Virginia 171
Alabama 172
Louisiana 18
Mississippi 439
South Carolina 79
Arkansas 99

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

Majors Similar to Medical Prep

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 2 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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