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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$11,123 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,283 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health/medical prep programs was ranked #99 in the country. In fact 9,210 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health/Medical Prep Programs

#1

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

Our analysis found Essex County College to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Essex is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Newark.

Essex undergraduate students pay an average of $8,966 in tuition and fees each year. Medical Prep majors at Essex take out an average of $9,704 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Atlantic Cape Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of Mays Landing, Atlantic Cape Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Atlantic Cape Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,340 in tuition and fees each year. On average, medical prep graduates from Atlantic Cape Community College take out $16,511 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Maryland. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSM are $9,030 a year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Hagerstown Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Hagerstown, HCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at HCC are $8,190 a year.

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#5

Salem Community College

Carneys Point, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salem Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Salem County College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Carneys Point.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salem County College are $9,060 per year.

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Pennsylvania Institute of Technology 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Media, Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology are $13,905 per year.

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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health/medical prep programs programs. Edinboro is a small public school located in the town of Edinboro.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Edinboro are $15,062 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Edinboro also did well on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Luzerne County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Nanticoke, Luzerne County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Luzerne County Community College are $14,370 per year.

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

Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

Explore the best health/medical prep programs schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 670
New York 57
Maryland 127
New Jersey 303
District of Columbia 49

Health/Medical Prep Programs is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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