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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

28 Colleges
$14,974 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,534 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.

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.

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

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

Top 10 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools

$4,872 Average Tuition & Fees

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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#2

South Plains College

Levelland, TX
$4,276 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region list. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Levelland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Plains College are $4,276 per year.

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#3

Howard College

Big Spring, TX
$5,430 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Howard College is a great value for health/medical prep programs students. Howard County Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Big Spring.

Howard County Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,430 in tuition and fees each 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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#4

San Juan College

Farmington, NM
$4,546 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 28 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the # 4 spot on the list. SJC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Farmington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SJC are $4,546 a year.

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#5

Grayson College

Denison, TX
$5,482 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Grayson College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in the Southwest Region . Grayson College is a small public school located in the rural area of Denison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grayson College are $5,482 per year.

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#6

Temple College

Temple, TX
$6,432 Average Tuition & Fees

Temple College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Temple College is a small public school located in the small city of Temple.

Temple College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,432 in tuition and fees each year.

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$11,063 Average Tuition & Fees

Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region list. NEO A&M College is a small public school located in the 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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$8,845 Average Tuition & Fees

Tulsa Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tulsa Community College is a large public school located in the city of Tulsa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tulsa Community College are $8,845 per 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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#9

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

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 fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of McAllen.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Texas College are $7,920 per year.

South Texas College also claimed a spot on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#10

Connors State College

Warner, OK
$7,562 Average Tuition & Fees

Connors State College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health/medical prep programs programs. Located in the rural area of Warner, CSC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSC are $7,562 a 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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 405
Arizona 533
Oklahoma 486
New Mexico 48

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 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).

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