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2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$6,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Health/Medical Prep Programs is the 91st most popular major in the country with 8,718 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, health/medical prep programs graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,843 and had an average of $24,525 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 141 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,600 and $19,966 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 62 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,967 and $17,711 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health/medical prep programs. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health/medical prep programs programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the health/medical prep programs program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The medical prep school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, Idaho
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Southern Idaho. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Twin Falls, Idaho is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

College of Southern Idaho not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $4,786 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend College of Southern Idaho.

Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at College of Southern Idaho

#2

Northwest College

Powell, Wyoming
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Northwest Community College is located in Powell, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.

Northwest Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Community College is $3,436 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Northwest College

#3

Casper College

Casper, Wyoming
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Casper College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Casper College is a small school located in Casper, Wyoming that handed out 15 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

Casper College also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $5,878 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Casper College.

Full Casper College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#4

Snow College

Ephraim, Utah
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Snow College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Ephraim, Utah, this medium-sized public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.

Snow College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $6,127 for rocky mountains region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Snow College.

Full Snow College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#5

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Idaho College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.

NIC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Idaho College is $5,629 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at NIC

#6

Western Wyoming Community College

Rock Springs, Wyoming
#7 in overall quality

Western Wyoming Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. WWCC is a small school located in Rock Springs, Wyoming that handed out 2 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

WWCC also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Western Wyoming Community College is $6,219 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at WWCC

#5 in overall quality

Helena College University of Montana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Helena College is located in Helena, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.

Helena College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Helena College is $11,598 for rocky mountains region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Helena College University of Montana Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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