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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

30 Colleges
$26,794 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,552 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs 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.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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.

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 the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA
$33,150 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at La Salle are $33,150 per year.

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$14,640 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Erie, LECOM is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

LECOM undergraduate students pay an average of $14,640 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Essex County College

Newark, NJ
$8,966 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Essex County College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Essex is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Newark.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Essex are $8,966 per year. While working on their degree, medical prep majors at Essex accumulate an average of around $7,700 in student debt.

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$8,340 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Atlantic Cape Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of Mays Landing, Atlantic Cape Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Atlantic Cape Community College are $8,340 a year. While working on their degree, medical prep majors at Atlantic Cape Community College accumulate an average of around $12,366 in student debt.

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$9,030 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Maryland. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

CSM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,030 in tuition and fees each year.

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$8,190 Average Tuition & Fees

Hagerstown Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health/medical prep programs students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Hagerstown, HCC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HCC are $8,190 per year.

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#7

Salem Community College

Carneys Point, NJ
$9,060 Average Tuition & Fees

Salem Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Salem County College is a small public school located in the suburb of Carneys Point.

Salem County College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,060 in tuition and fees each year.

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$13,905 Average Tuition & Fees

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Media, Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology are $13,905 per year.

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#9

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ
$23,408 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Rowan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health/medical prep programs students. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rowan are $23,408 a year.

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#10

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD
$13,334 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Coppin State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health/medical prep programs students. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Coppin is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coppin are $13,334 per year. After completing their degree, medical prep graduates from Coppin carry an average student debtload of $31,000.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

Explore the best health/medical prep programs schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 57
Pennsylvania 670
Maryland 127
New Jersey 303
District of Columbia 49

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 25 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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