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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
206 Degrees Awarded
$23,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 8,718 people earned their degree in health/medical prep programs, making the major the 91st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, health/medical prep programs graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,843 and had an average of $24,525 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 415 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,200 and $26,580 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 206 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in health/medical prep programs. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health/medical prep programs programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the health/medical prep programs program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The medical prep school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree medical prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #1 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Boston University is $12,903 for new england region bachelor’s degree medical prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Boston U

#2

Castleton University

Castleton, Vermont

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Castleton University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Castleton, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

Castleton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Castleton University is $13,116 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Castleton Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. MCPHS University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 131 bachelors’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.

MCPHS University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $33,527 for new england region bachelor’s degree medical prep students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend MCPHS University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

#4

Becker College

Worcester, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Becker College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.

Becker College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $29,189 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Becker College.

Full Becker College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#5

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNE is located in Biddeford, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.

UNE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNE is $29,294 for new england region bachelor’s degree medical prep students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at University of New England

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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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