2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health/medical prep programs was ranked #14 in the country. In fact 9,210 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health/Medical Prep Programs
Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #3 for overall quality for medical prep in the Southeast Region .
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Out of the 2 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
NUS Florida graduate students pay an average of $22,790 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State
Explore the best health/medical prep programs colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Florida | 84 |
| North Carolina | 133 |
| Tennessee | 54 |
| Kentucky | 5 |
| Georgia | 355 |
| West Virginia | 102 |
| Virginia | 171 |
| Alabama | 172 |
| Louisiana | 18 |
| Mississippi | 439 |
| South Carolina | 79 |
| Arkansas | 99 |
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Health/Medical Prep Programs Related Majors for Medical Prep
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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).
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