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2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
295 Degrees Awarded
$16,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

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 the Far Western US region, there were 1,104 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,525 and $21,628 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 295 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

WWU also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $11,228 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Western Washington University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at WWU

#2

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 bachelors’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.

CWU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $11,423 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend CWU.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Central Washington University

#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school awarded 146 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oregon State is $15,770 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Oregon State

#4

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seattle Pacific University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

SPU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SPU is $20,595 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Seattle Pacific University Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#5

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Baptist University landed the #5 spot on the list. California Baptist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 8 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for California Baptist University is $21,716 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full California Baptist University 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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