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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$41,851 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,122 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs 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.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the New England Region 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools

$10,774 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Quinsigamond Community College the best value school in the New England Region for health/medical prep programs students. Located in the city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Quinsigamond Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,774 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Elms College

Chicopee, MA
$39,449 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Elms College is a great value for health/medical prep programs students. Elms College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chicopee.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Elms College are $39,449 per year. While working on their degree, medical prep majors at Elms College accumulate an average of around $32,750 in student debt.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Harvard are $55,587 a year.

Harvard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region list.

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$35,810 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region list. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCPHS University are $35,810 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical prep majors at MCPHS University take out is $27,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $749.

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#5

Castleton University

Castleton, VT
$30,046 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Castleton University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in the New England Region . Located in the distant town of Castleton, Castleton is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Castleton are $30,046 a year. After completing their degree, medical prep graduates from Castleton carry an average student debtload of $23,250.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #6, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health/medical prep programs students. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

Tufts undergraduate students pay an average of $63,000 in tuition and fees each year.

Tufts did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region list.

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#7

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Boston U are $59,816 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston U also did well on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$37,202 Average Tuition & Fees

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

UNH undergraduate students pay an average of $37,202 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Providence College

Providence, RI
$55,988 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Providence College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health/medical prep programs students. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Providence are $55,988 per year.

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$30,153 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health/medical prep programs programs. Located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UMass Dartmouth undergraduate students pay an average of $30,153 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 351
Connecticut 7
New Hampshire 2
Maine 2
Vermont 16

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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 14 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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