2022 Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 141 pre-medicine/pre-medical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 3 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the pre-medicine/pre-medical studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

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

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$16,562 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UCO is $16,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies students.

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

#2

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$11,706 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 107 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full ASU - Tempe Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Report

#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$14,446 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students list, UNM has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,446 for southwest region bachelor’s degree pre-medicine/pre-medical studies students.

Full UNM 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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