2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Health/Medical Prep Programs is the #14 most popular major in Arkansas with 99 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for medical prep students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Health/Medical Prep Programs
Our 2023 rankings named National Park College the best value school in Arkansas for health/medical prep programs students working on their undergraduate certificate. National Park College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Hot Springs.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National Park College are $5,000 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical prep majors at National Park College accumulate an average of around $21,280 in student debt.
National Park College also took the #1 spot in our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas rankings.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Arkansas State University - Mountain Home helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in Arkansas. Located in the rural area of Mountain Home, ASUMH is a public school with a small student population.
ASUMH undergraduate students pay an average of $2,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Beebe is a great value for health/medical prep programs students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Beebe, ASU-Beebe is a public college with a small student population.
ASU-Beebe undergraduate students pay an average of $2,928 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Florida | 84 |
North Carolina | 133 |
Tennessee | 54 |
Kentucky | 5 |
Georgia | 355 |
West Virginia | 102 |
Virginia | 171 |
Alabama | 172 |
Louisiana | 18 |
Mississippi | 439 |
South Carolina | 79 |
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Majors Related to Medical Prep
Health/Medical Prep Programs is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Medical Prep Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Prep
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 3 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.