2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest 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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.
The Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Southwest 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.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Wharton County Junior College the best value school in the Southwest Region for health/medical prep programs students. Wharton County Junior College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Wharton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wharton County Junior College are $4,872 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Plains College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region list. South Plains College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Levelland.
South Plains College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,276 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region list. Howard County Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Big Spring.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Howard County Junior College are $5,430 per year. After completing their degree, medical prep graduates from Howard County Junior College carry an average student debtload of $12,750.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Juan College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region list. SJC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Farmington.
SJC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,546 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grayson College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region list. Grayson College is a small public school located in the rural area of Denison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Grayson College are $5,482 a year.
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Temple College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health/medical prep programs students. It came in at #6 on the list. Temple College is a small public school located in the city of Temple.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Temple College are $6,432 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health/medical prep programs students. NEO A&M College is a small public school located in the distant town of Miami.
NEO A&M College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,063 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical prep majors at NEO A&M College take out is $18,500.
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Tulsa 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 #8 on the list. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tulsa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tulsa Community College are $8,845 a year. On average, medical prep graduates from Tulsa Community College take out $19,950 in student loans while working on their degree.
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South Texas College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is a very large public school located in the midsize city of McAllen.
South Texas College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,920 in tuition and fees each year.
South Texas College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Connors State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the remote area of Warner, CSC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSC are $7,562 per year.
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Request InformationBest Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges by State
Explore the best health/medical prep programs colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 405 |
| Arizona | 533 |
| Oklahoma | 486 |
| New Mexico | 48 |
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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 Related Majors
| 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.