2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest 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.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the medical prep associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Wharton County Junior College the best value school in the Southwest Region for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Wharton County Junior College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Wharton.
Wharton County Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,872 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical prep majors at Wharton County Junior College accumulate an average of around $12,505 in student debt.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Plains College is a great value for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Levelland.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Plains College are $4,276 a year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Howard College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in the Southwest Region . Howard County Junior College is a small public school located in the distant town of Big Spring.
Howard County Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,430 in tuition and fees each year. Medical Prep majors at Howard County Junior College take out an average of $13,826 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Juan College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SJC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Farmington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SJC are $4,546 per year.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grayson College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Grayson College is a small public school located in the rural area of Denison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Grayson College are $5,482 a year.
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Temple College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Temple College is a small public school located in the city of Temple.
Temple College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,432 in tuition and fees each year.
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College 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 #7 on the list. NEO A&M College is a small public school located in the town of Miami.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NEO A&M College are $11,063 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical prep majors at NEO A&M College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $22,137.
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Tulsa Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Tulsa Community College is a large public school located in the city of Tulsa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tulsa Community College are $8,845 per year. Medical Prep majors at Tulsa Community College take out an average of $21,975 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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South Texas College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is a very large public school located in the midsize city of McAllen.
South Texas College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,920 in tuition and fees each year.
South Texas College also claimed a spot on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Connors State College 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 #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Warner, CSC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSC are $7,562 per year. Medical Prep majors at CSC take out an average of $9,483 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State
Explore the best health/medical prep programs schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 405 |
| Arizona | 533 |
| Oklahoma | 486 |
| New Mexico | 48 |
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Majors Related to Medical Prep
One of 30 majors within the area of study, health/medical prep programs has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 16 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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