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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$23,998 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,060 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate 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 lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

National Park College

Hot Springs, AR

Our analysis found National Park College to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the small suburb of Hot Springs, National Park College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National Park College are $6,230 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical prep graduates from National Park College carry an average student debtload of $21,280.

National Park College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas State University - Mountain Home. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. ASUMH is a small public school located in the rural area of Mountain Home.

ASUMH undergraduate students pay an average of $4,524 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 15 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Beebe landed the # 3 spot on the list. ASU-Beebe is a small public school located in the town of Beebe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU-Beebe are $4,656 a year.

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Out of the 15 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Erie, LECOM is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LECOM are $14,640 per year.

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#5

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Three Rivers College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in the United States. Three Rivers College is a small public school located in the remote town of Poplar Bluff.

Three Rivers College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,510 in tuition and fees each year. On average, medical prep graduates from Three Rivers College take out $17,394 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Truckee Meadows Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health/medical prep programs students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Truckee Meadows Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Reno.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Truckee Meadows Community College are $10,620 a year.

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Western Wyoming Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. WWCC is a small public school located in the town of Rock Springs.

WWCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,640 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health/medical prep programs students working on their undergraduate certificate. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OSU are $24,764 a year.

OSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bloomsburg are $22,806 per year.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC are $27,111 a year.

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Health/Medical Prep Programs by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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).

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