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2022 Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
98 Degrees Awarded
$7,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies is the 345th most popular major in the country with 1,820 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 249 pre-medicine/pre-medical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 98 pre-medicine/pre-medical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in pre-medicine/pre-medical studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pre-medicine/pre-medical studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the pre-medicine/pre-medical studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies in the Southwest Region

#1

Hill College

Hillsboro, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hill College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hill College is a small school located in Hillsboro, Texas that handed out 6 associates’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Hill College also made our “Best Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Hill College is $8,182 for southwest region associate degree pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students.

Read more about Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies at Hill College

#2

Howard College

Big Spring, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Big Spring, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

Howard County Junior College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Howard College is $5,644 for southwest region associate degree pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students.

Read more about Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies at Howard College

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Miami, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NEO A&M College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NEO A&M College is $9,095 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies students.

Full NEO A&M College Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Report

#4

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. San Juan College is a medium-sized school located in Farmington, New Mexico that handed out 21 associates’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SJC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Juan College is $6,115 for southwest region associate degree pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students.

Read more about Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies at SJC

#5

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Plains College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. South Plains College is a public institution located in Levelland, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Plains College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $7,600 for southwest region associate degree pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students.

Full South Plains College Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Report

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Austin Community College District did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,861 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies students per year to attend Austin Community College District.

Read more about Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies at Austin Community College District

#7

Eastern Arizona College

Thatcher, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

Eastern Arizona College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Thatcher, Arizona, and it awarded 4 associates’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Arizona College also made our “Best Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Arizona College is $6,195 for southwest region associate degree pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students.

Full Eastern Arizona College Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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