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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$2,156 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,735 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

With 1,032 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health professions is the #25 most popular major in Arizona.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Arizona to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for allied health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for allied health majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named GateWay Community College the best value school in Arizona for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. GateWay Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GateWay Community College are $2,070 a year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at GateWay Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,795.

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#2

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Arizona College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pinal County Community College are $2,580 a year. Allied Health majors at Pinal County Community College take out an average of $13,766 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Mohave Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Arizona. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $2,136 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from MCC carry an average student debtload of $12,195.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mesa Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Mesa Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Mesa Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list.

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#5

Eastern Arizona College

Thatcher, AZ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern Arizona College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Thatcher, Eastern Arizona College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Arizona College are $2,160 per year.

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Northland Pioneer College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. NPC is a small public school located in the rural area of Holbrook.

NPC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,428 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Pima Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Tucson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pima County Community College District are $2,250 a year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Pima County Community College District take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,293.

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#8

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Phoenix College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Phoenix.

Phoenix College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from Phoenix College carry an average student debtload of $16,872.

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With a ranking of #9, Cochise County Community College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Cochise College is a small public school located in the city of Sierra Vista.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cochise College are $2,184 a year.

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#10

Glendale Community College

Glendale, AZ

Glendale Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Glendale, Glendale Community College is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Glendale Community College are $2,070 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, allied health majors at Glendale Community College accumulate an average of around $9,179 in student debt.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 3,806
Oklahoma 442
New Mexico 295

One of 30 majors within the area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 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 the rest 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).

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