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Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$33,482 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,994 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 26 degrees and certificates were awarded to health/medical prep programs students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #167 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Iowa 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.

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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Mercy College of Health Sciences the best value school in Iowa for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Mercy College of Health Sciences undergraduate students pay an average of $19,754 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

Out of the 3 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand View University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.

Grand View University undergraduate students pay an average of $30,954 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Dubuque is a great value for health/medical prep programs students working on their bachelor’s degree. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.

UD undergraduate students pay an average of $36,010 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 153
Minnesota 27
Kansas 48
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 3 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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