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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Idaho

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$6,964 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$18,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs School for You

In 2020-2021, 40 degrees and certificates were awarded to health/medical prep programs students who went to a Idaho college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 Idaho ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Idaho 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Idaho

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

Best Idaho Schools for Affordable Quality in Health/Medical Prep Programs

#1

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID
$4,960 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named North Idaho College the best value school in Idaho for health/medical prep programs students. NIC is a small public school located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.

NIC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NIC also made our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #2.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at North Idaho College Report

#2

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID
$4,560 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Idaho list. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Twin Falls.

College of Southern Idaho undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at College of Southern Idaho

$8,060 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Boise State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in Idaho. Boise State is a very large public school located in the city of Boise.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boise State are $8,060 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical prep majors at Boise State take out is $18,250.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Boise State is ranked #5 for overall quality for medical prep in Idaho.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at Boise State University Report

#4

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID
$7,872 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Idaho list. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

ISU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,872 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at Idaho State University Report

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 19
Utah 78
Montana 34
Wyoming 41

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

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 4 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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