Find Healthcare Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Maine

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Maine

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$39,820 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs School for You

In 2020-2021, 2 degrees and certificates were awarded to health/medical prep programs students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

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 Schools in Maine ranking.

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. 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.

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

Check out the medical prep programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Health/Medical Prep Programs School

#1

University of New England

Biddeford, ME
$39,820 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of New England to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a degree in Maine. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNE are $39,820 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNE is ranked #4 for overall quality for medical prep in Maine.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at University of New England Report

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

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

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

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

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 values are for the top school 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.

Featured Schools

Find Healthcare Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited healthcare schools across the U.S.