2026 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Virginia

[Health/Medical Prep Programs](/majors/health-care-professions/health-medical-preparatory-programs/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools to find the best return on investment for health/medical prep programs students.
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2026 Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Virginia
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the health/medical prep programs degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools
Our analysis ranked Ferrum College the best value for a degree in health/medical prep programs in Virginia. Set in the rural area of Ferrum, Ferrum College is a small private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $28,380. Students borrow a median of $28,625 to complete the health/medical prep programs program here. Health/medical Prep Programs graduates of Ferrum College earn a median of $34,992 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 89%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 6 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.