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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$18,404 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,778 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.

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. 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.

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 Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for medical prep majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools

#1

Casper College

Casper, WY
$8,520 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Casper College the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for health/medical prep programs students. Located in the small city of Casper, Casper College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Casper College are $8,520 per year.

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#2

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Idaho College is a great value for health/medical prep programs students. Located in the small city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NIC are $8,736 a year.

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#3

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Providence. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Providence are $26,662 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Providence is ranked #1 for overall quality for medical prep in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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#4

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID
$6,840 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means College of Southern Idaho is a great value for health/medical prep programs students. Located in the remote town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of Southern Idaho are $6,840 per year.

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$9,570 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Helena College University of Montana. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Helena College is a small public school located in the town of Helena.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Helena College are $9,570 a year.

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#6

Northwest College

Powell, WY
$11,162 Average Tuition & Fees

Northwest College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Northwest Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Powell.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northwest Community College are $11,162 a year.

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$8,640 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Wyoming 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Rock Springs, WWCC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WWCC are $8,640 per year.

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#8

Eastern Wyoming College

Torrington, WY
$10,590 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Eastern Wyoming College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health/medical prep programs students. Located in the town of Torrington, Eastern Wyoming College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Wyoming College are $10,590 per year.

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Weber State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health/medical prep programs programs. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,644 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Snow College

Ephraim, UT
$13,476 Average Tuition & Fees

Snow College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health/medical prep programs programs. Snow College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Ephraim.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Snow College are $13,476 per year.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

Explore the best health/medical prep programs colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 19
Utah 78
Idaho 40
Montana 34
Wyoming 41

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 averages are for the top 15 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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