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Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$3,457 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,283 Avg Salary

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

With 439 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health/medical prep programs is the #17 most popular major in Mississippi.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Mississippi 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.

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. 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.

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

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

#1

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, MS

Our 2023 rankings named Coahoma Community College the best value school in Mississippi for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Clarksdale, Coahoma Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coahoma Community College are $3,003 per year. Medical Prep majors at Coahoma Community College take out an average of $10,057 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 6 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Holmes Community College are $3,510 per year. Medical Prep majors at Holmes Community College take out an average of $13,708 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Holmes Community College also took the #1 spot in our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Copiah-Lincoln Community College are $3,380 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Mississippi Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi list. EMCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Scooba.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at EMCC are $3,740 a year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Itawamba Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in Mississippi. Located in the town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

ICC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ICC is ranked #2 for overall quality for medical prep in Mississippi.

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,950 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, medical prep graduates from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College take out $8,624 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 355
Virginia 171
North Carolina 133
Florida 84
Tennessee 54
Kentucky 5
South Carolina 79
Louisiana 18
Arkansas 99
Alabama 172
West Virginia 102

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 6 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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