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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

29 Ranked Colleges
976 Degrees Awarded
$21,425 Avg Salary
Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Southeast region, there were 2,328 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,067 and $31,999 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 976 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 29 colleges that offer a degree in health/medical prep programs. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health/medical prep programs programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Goodman, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 230 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.

Holmes Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Holmes Community College is $5,911 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coahoma Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Coahoma Community College is located in Clarksdale, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Coahoma Community College, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Coahoma Community College is $2,313 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Wesson, Mississippi
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Wesson, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 63 degrees to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $48-$75k list, Copiah-Lincoln Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College is $6,903 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 29 schools in the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Mississippi Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. East Mississippi Community College is a small public school situated in Scooba, Mississippi. It awarded 105 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $48-$75k list, EMCC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,995 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend EMCC.

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#5

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Itawamba Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Fulton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s medical prep degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

ICC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ICC is $7,104 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#6

Piedmont Community College

Roxboro, North Carolina
#14 in overall quality

Piedmont Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Piedmont Community College is a small public school situated in Roxboro, North Carolina. It awarded 3 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Piedmont Community College, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Piedmont Community College is $6,050 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#7

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Fayetteville, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

Fayetteville Technical Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.

FTCC also took the #9 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for FTCC is $7,381 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full FTCC Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#8

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, Georgia

Georgia Military College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Georgia Military College is a public institution located in Milledgeville, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 311 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $48-$75k list, Georgia Military College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Military College is $11,747 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Georgia Military College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#9

College of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City, North Carolina
#11 in overall quality

College of the Albemarle ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

College of the Albemarle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for College of the Albemarle is $5,755 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full College of the Albemarle Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#10

Coastal Carolina Community College

Jacksonville, North Carolina
#12 in overall quality

Coastal Carolina Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Coastal Carolina Community College is a public institution located in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Coastal Carolina Community College also took the #12 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Coastal Carolina Community College is $8,516 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $48-$75k.

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Arkansas State University - Beebe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Beebe, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 96 degrees to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.

ASU-Beebe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arkansas State University - Beebe is $10,523 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#11

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Perkinston, Mississippi

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,997 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#13

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, North Carolina
#15 in overall quality

Stanly Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #13. Stanly Community College is a public institution located in Albemarle, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanly Technical College also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. The estimated yearly cost for Stanly Technical College is $9,501 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5 in overall quality

Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 4 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

Baptist College of Health Sciences not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences is $11,397 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#15

Haywood Community College

Clyde, North Carolina
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, Haywood Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Haywood Community College is a small public school situated in Clyde, North Carolina. It awarded 5 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $48-$75k list, Haywood Community College has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,391 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Haywood Community College.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Haywood Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#16

Forsyth Technical Community College

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#21 in overall quality

Forsyth Technical Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.

Forsyth Tech also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #21. The yearly cost to attend Forsyth Tech is $4,657 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Forsyth Technical Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#17

Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, North Carolina
#18 in overall quality

Wayne Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Wayne Community College is a public institution located in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne Community College also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #18. It costs about $4,049 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Wayne Community College.

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#18

Surry Community College

Dobson, North Carolina
#19 in overall quality

Surry Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Surry Community College is a small school located in Dobson, North Carolina that handed out 1 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Surry Community College, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Surry Community College is $7,581 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#19

Catawba Valley Community College

Hickory, North Carolina
#17 in overall quality

Catawba Valley Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Hickory, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CVCC, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,408 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend CVCC.

Full CVCC Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#20

Western Piedmont Community College

Morganton, North Carolina
#25 in overall quality

With a ranking of #20, Western Piedmont Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Western Piedmont Community College is a small public school situated in Morganton, North Carolina. It awarded 1 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

WPCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $3,886 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Western Piedmont Community College.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#21

Robeson Community College

Lumberton, North Carolina
#20 in overall quality

With a ranking of #21, Robeson Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Robeson Community College is a small public school situated in Lumberton, North Carolina. It awarded 1 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

Robeson Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Robeson Community College is $9,701 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#22

Isothermal Community College

Spindale, North Carolina

With a ranking of #22, Isothermal Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. ICC is a small public school situated in Spindale, North Carolina. It awarded 1 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $5,833 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Isothermal Community College.

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#23

Southeastern Community College

Whiteville, North Carolina
#23 in overall quality

Southeastern Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #23. Southeastern Community College is located in Whiteville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.

Southeastern Community College also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #23. The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern Community College is $8,441 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#24

Mitchell Community College

Statesville, North Carolina
#16 in overall quality

With a ranking of #24, Mitchell Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Mitchell Community College is located in Statesville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mitchell Community College, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mitchell Community College is $7,147 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#25

Tri-County Community College

Murphy, North Carolina

Tri-County Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This small school is located in Murphy, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $7,813 for southeast region associate degree medical prep students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Tri-County Community College.

Full Tri-County Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

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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%.

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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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