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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$5,872 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$18,110 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs School for You

With 439 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health/medical prep programs is the #17 most popular major in Mississippi.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Mississippi 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Mississippi

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for medical prep majors pursuing a .

Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality in Health/Medical Prep Programs

#1

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, MS
$3,003 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Coahoma Community College the best value school in Mississippi for health/medical prep programs students. Located in the rural area of Clarksdale, Coahoma Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Coahoma Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,003 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$3,510 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Holmes Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in Mississippi. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Holmes Community College are $3,510 per year. Medical Prep majors at Holmes Community College take out an average of $10,446 in student loans while working on their egree.

Holmes Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Mississippi list.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at Holmes Community College Report

$3,380 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Copiah-Lincoln Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Copiah-Lincoln Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$3,740 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Mississippi Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Mississippi list. EMCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Scooba.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at EMCC are $3,740 a year. After completing their degree, medical prep graduates from EMCC carry an average student debtload of $9,813.

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$3,160 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Itawamba Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Fulton, ICC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ICC are $3,160 a year.

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$3,950 Average Tuition & Fees

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are $3,950 a year. After completing their degree, medical prep graduates from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College carry an average student debtload of $6,034.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Report

#7

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS
$20,364 Average Tuition & Fees

Mississippi 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. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Clinton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MC are $20,364 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MC is ranked #3 for overall quality for medical prep in Mississippi.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at Mississippi College Report

Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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
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 7 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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