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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$12,927 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Basic Certificate 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.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for medical prep students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Health/Medical Prep Programs

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for health/medical prep programs students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Clark State Community College

Springfield, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clark State Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Clark State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clark State Community College are $7,328 a year.

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#3

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stark State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Stark State College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,406 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Dearborn is a great value for health/medical prep programs students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UM Dearborn are $28,048 a year.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 364
Ohio 492
Michigan 144
Indiana 177
Wisconsin 3

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).

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