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2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs

95 Colleges
5,415,716 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,350 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs School for You

Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep ProgramsIn 2021-2022, N/A people earned their bachelor's in health/medical prep programs, making the major the #96 most popular in the United States.

This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs ranking analyzed 95 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in medical prep. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. We are more focused on medical prep schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.

To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.

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2024 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for the money for medical prep majors.

Top 10 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools

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The #1 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Northern Illinois University. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population. On top of its placing in our value rankings, NIU also did well on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The average student at NIU graduates in less than 4.6 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $20,624. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from NIU be around $94,870. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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Arizona State University - Skysong earned the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale. ASU - Skysong also claimed a spot on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of South Alabama. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a large student population.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at USA is 4.6 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $21,841. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from USA is about $99,595. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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Kettering College
Kettering, OH

Kettering College landed the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value health/medical prep programs schools. Located in the city of Kettering, Kettering College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

It takes about 4.1 years for the average student at Kettering College to complete their degree, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $22,679. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Kettering College is $93,891. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Harding University. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

It takes the average student at Harding about 4.3 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $23,403. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Harding is $101,569. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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Our rankings recognize University of Akron Main Campus as the #6 school in this year's rankings. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.

The average student at University of Akron Main Campus graduates in less than 4.6 years, and it costs about $24,514 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from University of Akron Main Campus is about $113,010. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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South College
Knoxville, TN

The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to South College. South College is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville. South College also made our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools list, coming in at #4.

Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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Weber State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average student at WSU graduates in less than 4.9 years, and it costs about $23,521 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the WSU is $115,959. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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Lee University
Cleveland, TN

Lee University earned the #9 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

It takes about 4.3 years for the average student at Lee University to complete their degree, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $21,787. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Lee University be around $94,556. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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Ball State University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie. Ball State excels when it comes to quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools list.

It takes about 4.2 years for the average student at Ball State to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $25,603. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Ball State is about $108,301. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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Health/Medical Prep Programs by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
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Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Health/Medical Prep Programs has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

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