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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$44,475 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,145 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs School for You

Health/Medical Prep Programs is the #25 most popular major in New York with 57 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New York 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. 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.

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

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality in Health/Medical Prep Programs

#1

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

Our analysis found New York Medical College to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a degree in New York. New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valhalla.

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#2

Nazareth College

Rochester, NY
$37,590 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nazareth College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Nazareth is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nazareth are $37,590 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical prep majors at Nazareth take out is $27,000.

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#3

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY
$51,360 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Hofstra University is a great value for health/medical prep programs students. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hofstra are $51,360 per year.

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

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

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

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

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 3 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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