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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Master's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$29,136 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,643 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Master's Degree 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the medical prep master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Erie, LECOM is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at LECOM are $14,511 per year.

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#2

Furman University

Greenville, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Furman University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Master’s Degree Schools list. Furman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Greenville.

Furman graduate students pay an average of $7,513 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Virginia Medical School. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Master’s Degree Schools list. Eastern Virginia Medical School is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

Eastern Virginia Medical School graduate students pay an average of $26,451 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western University of Health Sciences is a great value for health/medical prep programs students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Western University of Health Sciences are $22,709 a year.

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#5

Hampton University

Hampton, VA

Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Hampton University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hampton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Hampton are $13,134 a year.

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#6

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, VA

Eastern Mennonite University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health/medical prep programs programs. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, Eastern Mennonite is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Mennonite are $15,270 per year.

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Medical University of South Carolina ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, MUSC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MUSC are $25,673 per year.

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#8

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

New York Medical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at New York Medical College are $25,524 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health/medical prep programs students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population.

MSU Bozeman graduate students pay an average of $22,391 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIC are $28,468 a year.

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Health/Medical Prep Programs by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

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 16 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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