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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$11,849 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,977 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs School for You

Health/Medical Prep Programs is the #13 most popular major in Oregon with 161 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value programs for medical prep students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Oregon

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

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality in Health/Medical Prep Programs

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Oregon State University to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a degree in Oregon. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oregon State are $12,188 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical prep majors at Oregon State take out is $22,777. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $388, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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$11,510 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, National University of Natural Medicine landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Portland, NUNM is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NUNM are $11,510 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical prep majors at NUNM take out is $29,815.

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Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 563
Washington 144
Nevada 11
Hawaii 0
Alaska 109

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

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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