2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Massachusetts
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs School for You
With 351 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health/medical prep programs is the #82 most popular major in Massachusetts.
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.
The Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Massachusetts 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.
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.
Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Health/Medical Prep Programs
Our 2023 rankings named Quinsigamond Community College the best value school in Massachusetts for health/medical prep programs students. Located in the city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Quinsigamond Community College are $5,830 per year.
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Out of the 8 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Elms College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Elms College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chicopee.
Elms College undergraduate students pay an average of $39,449 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical prep majors at Elms College take out is $32,750.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a great value for health/medical prep programs students. Located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Dartmouth are $14,408 a year.
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Out of the 8 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harvard are $55,587 per year.
Harvard not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Massachusetts list.
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The excellent programs at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in Massachusetts. MCPHS University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCPHS University are $35,810 per year. Medical Prep majors at MCPHS University take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $749, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Tufts University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tufts are $63,000 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Tufts also is in the top 15% of our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Massachusetts ranking.
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Boston University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health/medical prep programs programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Boston U undergraduate students pay an average of $59,816 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Boston U is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Massachusetts list.
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Regis College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health/medical prep programs students. It came in at #8 on the list. Regis College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Weston.
Regis College undergraduate students pay an average of $44,809 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 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 8 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.