2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in Washington

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in Washington” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Washington, there were 134 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,600 and $21,917 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 9 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,441 and $15,677 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in Washington” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health/medical prep programs 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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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 an Associate in Washington”.

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Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington associate degree medical prep students.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs in Washington

#1

Walla Walla University

College Place, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$20,571 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Walla Walla University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in College Place, Washington, and it awarded 7 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

Walla Walla U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Washington” list. The yearly cost to attend Walla Walla University is $20,571 for Washington Associate Degree Medical Prep students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Northwest University

Kirkland, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$22,194 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in Washington list. This small school is located in Kirkland, Washington, and it awarded 2 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest University also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest University is $22,194 for Washington Associate Degree Medical Prep students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Northwest University

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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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