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2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
215 Degrees Awarded
$11,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 the Middle Atlantic Region” 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 992 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,100 and $29,097 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 215 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in health/medical prep programs. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health/medical prep programs 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 health/medical prep programs program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Essex County College

Newark, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Essex County College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 150 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

Essex also took the #1 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Essex is $11,443 for middle atlantic region associate degree medical prep students.

Full Essex County College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#2

College of Southern Maryland

La Plata, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Maryland landed the #2 spot on the list. College of Southern Maryland is a medium-sized public school situated in La Plata, Maryland. It awarded 8 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

CSM also took the #3 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $8,205 for middle atlantic region associate degree medical prep students per year to attend College of Southern Maryland.

Full CSM Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#3

Atlantic Cape Community College

Mays Landing, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Atlantic Cape Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Atlantic Cape Community College is a small public school situated in Mays Landing, New Jersey. It awarded 44 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree medical prep students list, Atlantic Cape Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Atlantic Cape Community College is $9,477 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students.

Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Atlantic Cape Community College

#4

Salem Community College

Carneys Point, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Salem County College is a small school located in Carneys Point, New Jersey that handed out 2 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

Salem County College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $9,303 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students per year to attend Salem Community College.

Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at Salem County College

#5

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania landed the #5 spot on the list. Edinboro is located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.

Edinboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is $16,833 for middle atlantic region associate degree medical prep students.

Full Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#6

Luzerne County Community College

Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Luzerne County Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Luzerne County Community College is a small school located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 associates’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.

Luzerne County Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $7,985 for middle atlantic region associate degree medical prep students per year to attend Luzerne County Community College.

Full Luzerne County Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Report

#7 in overall quality

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Medical Prep Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is located in Media, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $17,241 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Medical Prep students per year to attend Pennsylvania Institute of Technology.

Full Pennsylvania Institute of Technology Health/Medical Prep Programs 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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