2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for medical prep students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 2023 rankings named Casper College the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for health/medical prep programs students. Located in the city of Casper, Casper College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Casper College are $8,520 per year.
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The excellent programs at North Idaho College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public school with a small student population.
NIC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,736 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Providence is a great value for health/medical prep programs students. Located in the city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Providence are $26,662 per year.
University of Providence also made our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #1.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at College of Southern Idaho are $6,840 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Helena College University of Montana is a great value for health/medical prep programs students. Helena College is a small public school located in the town of Helena.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Helena College are $9,570 a year.
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Northwest College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Northwest Community College is a small public school located in the town of Powell.
Northwest Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,162 in tuition and fees each year.
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Western Wyoming Community College 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 remote town of Rock Springs, WWCC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WWCC are $8,640 per year.
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Eastern Wyoming College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health/medical prep programs programs. Located in the remote town of Torrington, Eastern Wyoming College is a public school with a small student population.
Eastern Wyoming College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,590 in tuition and fees each year.
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Weber State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health/medical prep programs programs. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.
WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,644 in tuition and fees each year.
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Snow College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health/medical prep programs programs. Snow College is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Ephraim.
Snow College undergraduate students pay an average of $13,476 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 schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 19 |
| Utah | 78 |
| Idaho | 40 |
| Montana | 34 |
| Wyoming | 41 |
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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 15 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.