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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$5,958 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,283 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health/medical prep programs was ranked #99 in the country. In fact 9,210 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States 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. 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 the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health/Medical Prep Programs

Our analysis found Northeast Community College to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $5,010 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical prep majors at Northeast accumulate an average of around $15,131 in student debt.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Barton County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Barton Community College are $4,544 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Dodge City Community College is a great value for health/medical prep programs students working on their associate degree. Dodge City Community College is a small public school located in the town of Dodge City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dodge City Community College are $4,830 per year.

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#4

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

The excellent associate degree programs at Three Rivers College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in the Plains States Region . Three Rivers College is a small public school located in the remote town of Poplar Bluff.

Three Rivers College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,510 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, medical prep graduates from Three Rivers College carry an average student debtload of $18,368.

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#5

Butler Community College

El Dorado, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Butler Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Butler CC is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of El Dorado.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Butler CC are $5,976 per year.

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#6

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

Columbia 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 #6 on the list. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Columbia College Missouri are $11,636 a year.

Columbia College Missouri not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Missouri State University - West Plains ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State West Plains is a small public school located in the remote town of West Plains.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri State West Plains are $8,880 a 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 153
Minnesota 27
Kansas 48
Iowa 26
Nebraska 95
North Dakota 14
South Dakota 5

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 7 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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