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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$11,279 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,025 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Texas

Check out the medical prep programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools

$3,624 Average Tuition & Fees

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 distant town of Wharton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wharton County Junior College are $3,624 per year.

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#2

Howard College

Big Spring, TX
$3,980 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Texas list. Howard County Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Big Spring.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Howard County Junior College are $3,980 a 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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#3

Temple College

Temple, TX
$4,512 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Temple College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in Texas. Temple College is a small public school located in the small city of Temple.

Temple College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,512 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Grayson College

Denison, TX
$3,982 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Grayson College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in Texas. Grayson College is a small public school located in the rural area of Denison.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Grayson College are $3,982 a year.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at Grayson College Report

#5

South Texas College

McAllen, TX
$4,530 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at South Texas College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in Texas. South Texas College is a fairly 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, South Texas College also is in the top 15% of our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Texas ranking.

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#6

South Plains College

Levelland, TX
$3,892 Average Tuition & Fees

South Plains College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Texas 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 $3,892 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,752 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at Austin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $11,752 per year.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Texas rankings.

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#8

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX
$6,592 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, St Philip’s College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health/medical prep programs students. St Philip's College is a large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

St Philip’s College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,592 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$8,580 Average Tuition & Fees

Austin Community College District landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health/medical prep programs programs. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, Austin Community College District is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Texas list.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at Austin Community College District Report

#10

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, TX
$6,592 Average Tuition & Fees

Northwest Vista College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health/medical prep programs programs. Northwest Vista College is a large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northwest Vista College are $6,592 a year. After completing their degree, medical prep graduates from Northwest Vista College carry an average student debtload of $6,296.

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

Explore all the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 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).

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