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Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in West Virginia

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,552 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,835 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs School for You

With 102 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health/medical prep programs is the #59 most popular major in West Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in West Virginia 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. 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.

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Health/Medical Prep Programs

Our 2023 rankings named Mountwest Community and Technical College the best value school in West Virginia for health/medical prep programs students. Located in the midsize suburb of Huntington, MCTC is a public college with a small student population.

MCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,692 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Out of the 2 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Marshall University is a large public school located in the small city of Huntington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marshall University are $8,552 per year. Medical Prep majors at Marshall University take out an average of $25,105 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $194.

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

Explore all the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges 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
Mississippi 439

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 2 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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