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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$4,960 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,283 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 40 degrees and certificates were awarded to health/medical prep programs students who went to a Idaho college or university. This makes it the #89 most popular major in the state.

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.

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

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

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

#1

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

Our 2023 rankings named North Idaho College the best value school in Idaho for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIC are $4,960 per year.

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#2

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

Out of the 2 schools in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Idaho landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at College of Southern Idaho are $4,560 a year.

College of Southern Idaho also took the #3 spot in our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Idaho rankings.

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Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 19
Utah 78
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 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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