2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Southwest region, there were 1,291 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,900 and $17,707 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 27 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health/medical prep programs program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region medical prep students with aid.
Top 26 Best Value Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wharton County Junior College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Wharton, Texas, and it awarded 57 ’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
Wharton County Junior College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wharton County Junior College is $5,334 for Southwest Region Medical Prep students with aid.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 283 ’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulsa Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tulsa Community College is $6,078 for Southwest Region Medical Prep students with aid.
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Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Community College District, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,861 for southwest region medical prep students with aid per year to attend Austin Community College District.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Temple, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical prep degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
Temple College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Temple College is $5,300 for Southwest Region Medical Prep students with aid.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Texas College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. South Texas College is a large public school situated in McAllen, Texas. It awarded 5 ’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Texas College, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $1,174 for southwest region medical prep students with aid per year to attend South Texas College.
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Howard College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Howard College is a small school located in Big Spring, Texas that handed out 28 ’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region medical prep students with aid list, Howard County Junior College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Howard County Junior College is $5,644 for southwest region medical prep students with aid.
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Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. NEO A&M College is a small public school situated in Miami, Oklahoma. It awarded 43 ’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
NEO A&M College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,095 for southwest region medical prep students with aid per year to attend Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College.
San Juan College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in Farmington, New Mexico, and it awarded 21 ’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
SJC also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #14. The yearly cost to attend SJC is $6,115 for southwest region medical prep students with aid.
Rose State College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. RSC is a medium-sized school located in Midwest City, Oklahoma that handed out 34 ’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at RSC, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,632 for southwest region medical prep students with aid per year to attend Rose State College.
With a ranking of #10, Hill College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Hillsboro, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical prep degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region medical prep students with aid list, Hill College has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hill College is $8,182 for Southwest Region Medical Prep students with aid.
Connors State College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Warner, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical prep degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region medical prep students with aid list, CSC has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,571 for southwest region medical prep students with aid per year to attend Connors State College.
South Plains College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Levelland, Texas, and it awarded 5 ’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Plains College, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $7,600 for Southwest Region Medical Prep students with aid.
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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 231 ’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region medical prep students with aid list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region medical prep students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #14, Grayson College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Denison, Texas, and it awarded 4 ’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
Grayson College also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #25. It costs about $7,877 for southwest region medical prep students with aid per year to attend Grayson College.
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Eastern Arizona College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #15. Eastern Arizona College is located in Thatcher, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 ’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
Eastern Arizona College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Arizona College is $6,195 for Southwest Region Medical Prep students with aid.
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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 125 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region medical prep students with aid list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,971 for southwest region medical prep students with aid per year to attend ASU - Skysong.
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Northwest Vista College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #16. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 22 ’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
Northwest Vista College also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #24. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest Vista College is $5,413 for southwest region medical prep students with aid.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $14,446 for Southwest Region Medical Prep students with aid.
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St Philip’s College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified ’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend St Philip’s College is $6,250 for Southwest Region Medical Prep students with aid.
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University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #19. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 28 ’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
UCO also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $16,562 for southwest region medical prep students with aid per year to attend UCO.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 ’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
ENMU - Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ENMU - Main Campus is $9,516 for southwest region medical prep students with aid.
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With a ranking of #21, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical prep degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $15,016 for Southwest Region Medical Prep students with aid per year to attend University of Arizona.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Palo Alto College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical prep degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $4,986 for Southwest Region Medical Prep students with aid per year to attend Palo Alto College.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Ruidoso, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical prep degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $5,441 for southwest region medical prep students with aid per year to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus.
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Lubbock Christian University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. LCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at LCU, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $24,128 for Southwest Region Medical Prep students with aid per year to attend Lubbock Christian University.
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #25. Belton, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s medical prep degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region medical prep students with aid list, UMHB has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMHB is $27,099 for Southwest Region Medical Prep students with aid.
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- 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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