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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

68 Colleges
$11,880 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,182 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health/medical prep programs was ranked #99 in the country. In fact 9,210 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 68 schools in the Southeast 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southeast 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

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, MS
$3,003 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Coahoma Community College to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Clarksdale, Coahoma Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Coahoma Community College are $3,003 a year.

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#2

National Park College

Hot Springs, AR
$6,230 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at National Park College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Hot Springs, National Park College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at National Park College are $6,230 a year. The average amount in student loans that medical prep majors at National Park College take out is $20,004.

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$5,380 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Copiah-Lincoln Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Copiah-Lincoln Community College are $5,380 a year.

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$6,210 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 68 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

Holmes Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,210 in tuition and fees each year. Medical Prep majors at Holmes Community College take out an average of $10,446 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, GA
$6,390 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Georgia Military College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia Military College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Military College are $6,390 a year. On average, medical prep graduates from Georgia Military College take out $12,375 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$6,740 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, East Mississippi Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health/medical prep programs students. EMCC is a small public school located in the remote area of Scooba.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at EMCC are $6,740 a year. After completing their degree, medical prep graduates from EMCC carry an average student debtload of $9,813.

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#7

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Trident Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southeast Region list. Trident Technical College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Trident Technical College are $8,690 a year. Medical Prep majors at Trident Technical College take out an average of $18,875 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its great value ranking, Trident Technical College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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$4,524 Average Tuition & Fees

Arkansas State University - Mountain Home ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southeast Region list. ASUMH is a small public school located in the rural area of Mountain Home.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASUMH are $4,524 a year.

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$5,360 Average Tuition & Fees

Itawamba Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Fulton, ICC is a public school with a small student population.

ICC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,360 in tuition and fees each year.

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$4,656 Average Tuition & Fees

Arkansas State University - Beebe ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southeast Region list. ASU-Beebe is a small public school located in the fringe town of Beebe.

ASU-Beebe undergraduate students pay an average of $4,656 in tuition and fees each year. On average, medical prep graduates from ASU-Beebe take out $7,834 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Furman University Greenville, SC
12 College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City, NC
13 Mitchell Community College Statesville, NC

Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 355
Virginia 171
North Carolina 133
Florida 84
Tennessee 54
Kentucky 5
South Carolina 79
Louisiana 18
Arkansas 99
Alabama 172
Mississippi 439
West Virginia 102

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 25 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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