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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$10,099 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for medical prep students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health/Medical Prep Programs

#1

Casper College

Casper, WY

Our analysis found Casper College to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Casper, Casper College is a public school with a small student population.

Casper College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,520 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Idaho College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NIC are $8,736 a year.

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#3

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

The excellent associate degree programs at College of Southern Idaho helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

College of Southern Idaho undergraduate students pay an average of $6,840 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Helena College University of Montana is a great value for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Helena College is a small public school located in the town of Helena.

Helena College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,570 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Northwest College

Powell, WY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwest College is a great value for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Northwest Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Powell.

Northwest Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,162 in tuition and fees each year.

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Western Wyoming Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Rock Springs, WWCC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WWCC are $8,640 per year.

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#7

Eastern Wyoming College

Torrington, WY

Eastern Wyoming College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health/medical prep programs programs. Located in the remote town of Torrington, Eastern Wyoming College is a public college with a small student population.

Eastern Wyoming College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,590 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Snow College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Snow College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Ephraim.

Snow College undergraduate students pay an average of $13,476 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 19
Utah 78
Idaho 40
Montana 34
Wyoming 41

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 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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