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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$22,306 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,361 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs School for You

Health/Medical Prep Programs is the #16 most popular major in Missouri with 153 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 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 Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Missouri 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. 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 Missouri

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

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

$8,294 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a degree in Missouri. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri State are $8,294 a year.

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$4,800 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Missouri State University - West Plains helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in Missouri. Missouri State West Plains is a small public school located in the remote town of West Plains.

Missouri State West Plains undergraduate students pay an average of $4,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO
$6,510 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Three Rivers College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Missouri list. Three Rivers College is a small public school located in the town of Poplar Bluff.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Three Rivers College are $6,510 a year. On average, medical prep graduates from Three Rivers College take out $16,127 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Columbia College

Columbia, MO
$11,636 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Missouri list. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Columbia College Missouri are $11,636 a year.

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#5

Avila University

Kansas City, MO
$21,740 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Avila University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Missouri list. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

Avila undergraduate students pay an average of $21,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$27,166 Average Tuition & Fees

Maryville University of Saint Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Missouri ranking. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Maryville U undergraduate students pay an average of $27,166 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Maryville U also did well on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Missouri list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, MO
$28,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Fontbonne University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health/medical prep programs programs. Fontbonne University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fontbonne University are $28,200 a year.

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$58,866 Average Tuition & Fees

Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health/medical prep programs students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WUSTL are $58,866 a year.

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

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at Washington University in St Louis Report

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 27
Iowa 26
Nebraska 95
Kansas 48
South Dakota 5
North Dakota 14

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 8 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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