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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$25,930 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,994 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for medical prep majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Health/Medical Prep Programs

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $13,092 in tuition and fees each year. On average, medical prep graduates from ASU - Skysong take out $28,756 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $331, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ASU - Skysong also is in the top 10% of our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Central Oklahoma helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCO are $18,917 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lubbock Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, LCU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

LCU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,900 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great value for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

ASU - Tempe undergraduate students pay an average of $29,438 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, medical prep majors at ASU - Tempe accumulate an average of around $28,756 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $331, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ASU - Tempe also is in the top 20% of our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNM are $25,243 a year.

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University of Mary Hardin - Baylor came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Belton, UMHB is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMHB are $29,500 per year. On average, medical prep graduates from UMHB take out $23,850 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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With a ranking of #7, Southern Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. SNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bethany.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SNU are $27,000 per year.

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Abilene Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Abilene Christian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Abilene.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Abilene Christian are $39,350 a year.

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#9

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health/medical prep programs students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Baylor are $50,232 per year. Medical Prep majors at Baylor take out an average of $22,684 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $708, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

In addition to its great value ranking, Baylor is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 405
Arizona 533
Oklahoma 486
New Mexico 48

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 9 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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