2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs (Income $30-$48k) in Nebraska

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 8,718 people earned their degree in health/medical prep programs, making the major the 91st most popular in the United States. 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 Nebraska, there were 109 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $7,852 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 81 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,631 and $16,562 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in health/medical prep programs. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health/medical prep programs programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the health/medical prep programs program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska associate degree medical prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs (Income $30-$48k) in Nebraska

#1

Western Nebraska Community College

Scottsbluff, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$3,767 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Nebraska Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and it awarded 16 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

WNCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. The estimated yearly cost for WNCC is $3,767 for Nebraska Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Western Nebraska Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#2

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$6,473 Average Net Price

$25,194 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in Nebraska For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Norfolk, Nebraska, and it awarded 65 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeast also took the #1 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. It costs about $6,473 for Nebraska Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Northeast Community College.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Northeast Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs (Income $30-$48k)

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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