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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$6,720 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,283 Avg Salary

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

With 127 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health/medical prep programs is the #95 most popular major in Maryland.

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.

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 Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maryland 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 Maryland

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

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health/Medical Prep Programs

Our 2023 rankings named College of Southern Maryland the best value school in Maryland for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. 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 in-state undergraduate at CSM are $7,050 a year.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at College of Southern Maryland

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hagerstown Community College is a great value for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Hagerstown, HCC is a public school with a small student population.

HCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 670
New York 57
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 2 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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