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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$6,510 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.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate School

#1

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Three Rivers College the best value school in the Plains States Region for health/medical prep programs students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Poplar Bluff, Three Rivers College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Three Rivers College are $6,510 per 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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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

Explore the best health/medical prep programs colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 27
Iowa 26
Nebraska 95
Missouri 153
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

Majors Similar to Medical Prep

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 values are for the top school 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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