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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$33,482 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,092 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs School for You

In 2020-2021, 26 degrees and certificates were awarded to health/medical prep programs students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #167 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Iowa

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

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Health/Medical Prep Programs

$19,754 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Mercy College of Health Sciences to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. Located in the city of Des Moines, Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mercy College of Health Sciences are $19,754 a year.

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#2

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA
$30,954 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Grand View University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health/medical prep programs schools in Iowa. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.

Grand View University undergraduate students pay an average of $30,954 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Grand View University

#3

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA
$36,010 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Dubuque is a great value for health/medical prep programs students. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UD are $36,010 per year. After completing their degree, medical prep graduates from UD carry an average student debtload of $19,000.

Full Health/Medical Prep Programs at University of Dubuque Report

Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 153
Minnesota 27
Kansas 48
Nebraska 95
North Dakota 14
South Dakota 5

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 3 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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