2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 9,210 people earned a degree or certificate in health/medical prep programs, making the major the #99 most popular in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found National Park College to be the best value school for health/medical prep programs students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the suburb of Hot Springs, National Park College is a public college with a small student population.
National Park College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,230 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical prep majors at National Park College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $21,280.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas State University - Mountain Home. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. ASUMH is a small public school located in the rural area of Mountain Home.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASUMH are $4,524 per year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Arkansas State University - Beebe helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in the United States. ASU-Beebe is a small public school located in the fringe town of Beebe.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU-Beebe are $4,656 a year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health/medical prep programs schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Erie, LECOM is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
LECOM undergraduate students pay an average of $14,640 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Three Rivers College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Three Rivers College is a small public school located in the town of Poplar Bluff.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Three Rivers College are $6,510 per year. Medical Prep majors at Three Rivers College take out an average of $17,394 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Truckee Meadows Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Truckee Meadows Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Reno.
Truckee Meadows Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,620 in tuition and fees each year.
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Western Wyoming Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. WWCC is a small public school located in the town of Rock Springs.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WWCC are $8,640 per year.
WWCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
OSU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,764 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, OSU also is in the top 20% of our Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking.
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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health/medical prep programs programs. Located in the small city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bloomsburg are $22,806 per year.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health/medical prep programs programs. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UC undergraduate students pay an average of $27,111 in tuition and fees each year.
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Health/Medical Prep Programs Related Majors for Medical Prep
Health/Medical Prep Programs is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar 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.