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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$36,795 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs School for You

Health/Medical Prep Programs is the #23 most popular major in Minnesota with 27 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Minnesota 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Minnesota

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

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

$34,180 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Northwestern - St Paul to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwestern are $34,180 per year.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at University of Northwestern - St Paul Report

$39,410 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Minnesota list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMU MN are $39,410 per year.

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Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Iowa 26
Missouri 153
Nebraska 95
Kansas 48
South Dakota 5
North Dakota 14

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 2 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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