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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$31,250 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,994 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 405 degrees and certificates were awarded to health/medical prep programs students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

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. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Texas 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 Texas

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Lubbock Christian University the best value school in Texas for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lubbock, LCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

LCU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, LCU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary Hardin - Baylor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the small suburb of Belton, UMHB is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

UMHB undergraduate students pay an average of $29,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical prep majors at UMHB take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,850.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Abilene Christian are $39,350 a year.

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#4

Baylor University

Waco, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Baylor are $50,232 per year. On average, medical prep graduates from Baylor take out $22,684 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $708, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 533
Oklahoma 486
New Mexico 48

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 4 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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