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Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$9,322 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,283 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree School for You

Health/Medical Prep Programs is the #99 most popular major in the country with 9,210 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for medical prep students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health/Medical Prep Programs

Our 2023 rankings named Wayne County Community College District the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Detroit, WCCCD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCCCD are $3,998 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alpena Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Alpena Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alpena.

Alpena Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,860 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stark State College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Stark State College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,406 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. North Central State College is a small public school located in the rural area of Mansfield.

North Central State College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,784 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

The excellent associate degree programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ferris are $13,188 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ferris also did well on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bay de Noc Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Bay College is a small public school located in the remote town of Escanaba.

Bay College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,696 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health/medical prep programs students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Blue Ash, UC Blue Ash College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Blue Ash College are $15,185 a year.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 144
Ohio 492
Illinois 364
Indiana 177
Wisconsin 3

One of 30 majors within the area of study, health/medical prep programs has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

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