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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$18,404 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,778 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the medical prep programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools

#1

Casper College

Casper, WY
$8,520 Average Tuition & Fees

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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#2

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID
$8,736 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Idaho College is a great value for health/medical prep programs students. 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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#3

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Providence. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

University of Providence undergraduate students pay an average of $26,662 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Providence is ranked #1 for overall quality for medical prep in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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#4

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID
$6,840 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at College of Southern Idaho helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of Southern Idaho are $6,840 per year.

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$9,570 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Helena College University of Montana helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Helena College is a small public school located in the town of Helena.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Helena College are $9,570 per year.

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#6

Northwest College

Powell, WY
$11,162 Average Tuition & Fees

Northwest College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Northwest Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Powell.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northwest Community College are $11,162 a year.

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$8,640 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Wyoming Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Rock Springs, WWCC is a public college with a small student population.

WWCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,640 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Eastern Wyoming College

Torrington, WY
$10,590 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Eastern Wyoming College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health/medical prep programs students. Located in the remote town of Torrington, Eastern Wyoming College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Eastern Wyoming College are $10,590 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, Weber State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health/medical prep programs students. WSU is a very large public school located in the city of Ogden.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $16,644 a year.

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#10

Snow College

Ephraim, UT
$13,476 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Snow College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health/medical prep programs students. Snow College is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Ephraim.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Snow College are $13,476 per year.

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Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

Explore the best health/medical prep programs colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 19
Utah 78
Idaho 40
Montana 34
Wyoming 41

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 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).

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