2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs 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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
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 Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools
Our analysis found Quinsigamond Community College to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Quinsigamond Community College are $10,774 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elms College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region list. Elms College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chicopee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Elms College are $39,449 a year. On average, medical prep graduates from Elms College take out $32,750 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The excellent programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Harvard undergraduate students pay an average of $55,587 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Harvard is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region list.
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The excellent programs at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in the New England Region . MCPHS University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCPHS University are $35,810 a year. While working on their degree, medical prep majors at MCPHS University accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $749.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Castleton University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the distant town of Castleton, Castleton is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Castleton are $30,046 per year. Medical Prep majors at Castleton take out an average of $23,250 in student loans while working on their egree.
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With a ranking of #6, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health/medical prep programs students. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tufts are $63,000 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Tufts also did well on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health/medical prep programs students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Boston U are $59,816 a year.
Boston U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region list.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health/medical prep programs programs. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.
UNH undergraduate students pay an average of $37,202 in tuition and fees each year.
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Providence College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region ranking. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Providence are $55,988 per year.
Providence also claimed a spot on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health/medical prep programs programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
UMass Dartmouth undergraduate students pay an average of $30,153 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State
Explore the best health/medical prep programs colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 351 |
| Connecticut | 7 |
| New Hampshire | 2 |
| Maine | 2 |
| Vermont | 16 |
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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 Majors Related to Medical Prep
| 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 14 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.