2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Texas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs School for You
With 405 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health/medical prep programs is the #116 most popular major in Texas.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Texas 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. 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 Texas for health/medical prep programs students. Wharton County Junior College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Wharton.
Wharton County Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,624 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 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 $3,980 in in-state 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Texas list. Temple College is a small public school located in the city of Temple.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Temple College are $4,512 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grayson College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Texas list. Grayson College is a small public school located in the rural area of Denison.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grayson College are $3,982 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Texas College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Texas list. South Texas College is a very large public school located in the midsize city of McAllen.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Texas College are $4,530 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, South Texas College also did well on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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South Plains College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Texas ranking. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Levelland.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Plains College are $3,892 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health/medical prep programs students. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $11,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin also made our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Texas list, coming in at #2.
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St Philip’s College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Texas list. St Philip's College is a large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Philip’s College are $6,592 per year.
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Austin Community College District came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Texas ranking. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Austin Community College District are $8,580 a year. Medical Prep majors at Austin Community College District take out an average of $14,007 in student loans while working on their egree.
Austin Community College District 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 Texas list.
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Northwest Vista College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health/medical prep programs students. It came in at #10 on the list. Northwest Vista College is a large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
Northwest Vista College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,592 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, medical prep graduates from Northwest Vista College carry an average student debtload of $6,296.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 Majors Related to Medical Prep
| 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 15 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.