2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Health/Medical Prep Programs is the 91st most popular major in the country with 8,718 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,112 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 100 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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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Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kettering College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Kettering, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.
Kettering College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $18,853 for bachelor’s degree medical prep students per year to attend Kettering College.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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 Kettering College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 125 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Skysong also took the #25 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Skysong is $13,971 for bachelor’s degree medical prep students.
Out of the 100 schools in the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #3 spot on the list. NIU is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 157 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
NIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Illinois University is $18,259 for Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University of Natural Medicine. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s list. National University of Natural Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 17 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full National University of Natural Medicine Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Out of the 100 schools in the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University landed the #5 spot on the list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
FranU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University is $17,191 for bachelor’s degree medical prep students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
With a ranking of #6, University of South Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s list. USA is a fairly large public school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 103 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of South Alabama is $15,501 for bachelor’s degree medical prep students.
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Hodges University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Hodges University is located in Naples, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for International College is $21,577 for bachelor’s degree medical prep students.
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Bryan College of Health Sciences landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Bryan College of Health Sciences is $26,122 for Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students.
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. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Bryan College of Health Sciences
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UCO is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 28 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UCO is $16,562 for Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students.
Ferris State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Big Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,889 for bachelor’s degree medical prep students per year to attend Ferris.
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Harding University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Harding is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 5 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Harding University is $19,375 for Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
With a ranking of #12, Weber State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Weber State University is located in Ogden, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $11,968 for bachelor’s degree medical prep students per year to attend WSU.
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Bloomsburg is a public institution located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Bloomsburg did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is $20,230 for bachelor’s degree medical prep students.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
College of Saint Mary came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,325 for Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students per year to attend College of Saint Mary.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full College of Saint Mary Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
Mercy College of Health Sciences landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Mercy College of Health Sciences is located in Des Moines, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $21,989 for bachelor’s degree medical prep students per year to attend Mercy College of Health Sciences.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Mercy College of Health Sciences Health/Medical Prep Programs Report
With a ranking of #16, Maranatha Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s list. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Watertown, Wisconsin. It awarded 4 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Maranatha Baptist University is $18,736 for Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students.
Bob Jones University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Bob Jones University is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Bob Jones University is $12,923 for Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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With a ranking of #18, Marshall University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 109 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Marshall University is $8,370 for Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students.
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Frostburg State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Frostburg, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.
Frostburg State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $16,676 for bachelor’s degree medical prep students per year to attend Frostburg State.
With a ranking of #20, Western Washington University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 64 degrees to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.
WWU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,529 for Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students per year to attend WWU.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Kent State University at Kent ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school awarded 37 degrees to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Kent State University at Kent is $18,885 for bachelor’s degree medical prep students.
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Bethel University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in McKenzie, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,701 for Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students per year to attend Bethel University.
University of Akron Main Campus came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 70 bachelors’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend University of Akron Main Campus is $17,792 for bachelor’s degree medical prep students.
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West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. West Chester, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
WCUPA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $22,495 for bachelor’s degree medical prep students per year to attend WCUPA.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Prep Programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
With a ranking of #25, Coppin State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Coppin is $11,686 for Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students.
Read more about Health/Medical Prep Programs at Coppin State University
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- 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%.
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- *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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