2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs in the Middle Atlantic Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 336 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in health/medical prep programs. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health/medical prep programs programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the health/medical prep programs program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.
Top 15 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Prep Programs in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 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 also took the #4 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is $20,230 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Frostburg State University landed the #2 spot on the list. 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 #6 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Frostburg State University is $16,676 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
WCUPA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $22,495 for Middle Atlantic Region 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Coppin State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Coppin, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $11,686 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree medical prep students per year to attend Coppin.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lock Haven University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.
LHU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $20,506 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree medical prep students per year to attend LHU.
Gwynedd Mercy University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree medical prep students list, Gwynedd - Mercy has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Gwynedd Mercy University is $24,124 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree medical prep students.
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Nazareth College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Nazareth is located in Rochester, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s medical prep degrees to qualified students.
Nazareth also took the #5 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nazareth is $29,994 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree medical prep students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Seton Hill University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Seton Hill is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 22 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
Seton Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $23,620 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students per year to attend Seton Hill.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Neumann University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Aston, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree medical prep students list, Neumann has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Neumann is $23,808 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students.
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Thomas Jefferson University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Thomas Jefferson University also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $25,162 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree medical prep students per year to attend Thomas Jefferson University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Saint Francis University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Saint Francis is a small school located in Loretto, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
Saint Francis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $28,643 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students per year to attend Saint Francis.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Duquesne University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
Duquesne did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Duquesne is $29,309 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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Hofstra University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Hempstead, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree medical prep students list, Hofstra has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $32,838 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree medical prep students per year to attend Hofstra University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Pace University - New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. Pace University is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 1 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
Pace University also took the #10 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pace University is $29,707 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Medical Prep students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #15, Drexel University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Prep Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Drexel University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 79 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2019-2020.
Drexel also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Drexel is $34,914 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree medical prep students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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