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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Oklahoma

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$8,727 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,611 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs School for You

In 2020-2021, health/medical prep programs students earned 486 degrees and certificates from an Oklahoma school, making the subject the 2nd 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.

The Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Oklahoma ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma

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

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

$3,445 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Tulsa Community College to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a degree in Oklahoma. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tulsa Community College are $3,445 a year. On average, medical prep graduates from Tulsa Community College take out $19,950 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$4,913 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Miami, NEO A&M College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NEO A&M College are $4,913 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical prep majors at NEO A&M College take out is $18,500.

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#3

Connors State College

Warner, OK
$3,704 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Connors State College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in Oklahoma. CSC is a small public school located in the remote area of Warner.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSC are $3,704 a year.

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#4

Rose State College

Midwest City, OK
$4,754 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Rose State College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in Oklahoma. Located in the large suburb of Midwest City, RSC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RSC are $4,754 per year. Medical Prep majors at RSC take out an average of $11,025 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$8,030 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Oklahoma list. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCO are $8,030 per year.

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

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$9,244 Average Tuition & Fees

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Oklahoma list. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

OSU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

OSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Oklahoma list.

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$27,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Nazarene University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bethany, SNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SNU are $27,000 per year.

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Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 405
Arizona 533
New Mexico 48

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 7 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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