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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$10,961 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,735 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Allied Health Professions is the #11 most popular major in Nebraska with 596 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Nebraska 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 Nebraska

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

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Allied Health Professions

Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Community College Area the best value school in Nebraska for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Community College are $3,192 a year. Allied Health majors at Southeast Community College take out an average of $19,641 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Southeast Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $3,195 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from MCC carry an average student debtload of $22,458.

MCC also made our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Metropolitan Community College

#3

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Out of the 8 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Community College are $3,210 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Central Community College is ranked #4 for overall quality for allied health in Nebraska.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Central Community College

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northeast Community College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Northeast is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northeast are $3,750 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from Northeast carry an average student debtload of $11,244.

Northeast also made our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #3.

Full Allied Health Professions at Northeast Community College Report

#5

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mid-Plains Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Mid-Plains Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of North Platte.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mid-Plains Community College are $3,420 per year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Mid-Plains Community College Report

#6

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

Clarkson College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health professions programs. Clarkson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clarkson College are $14,880 a year. On average, allied health graduates from Clarkson College take out $28,113 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Clarkson College

Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health professions programs. Nebraska Methodist College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nebraska Methodist College are $15,439 per year. Allied Health majors at Nebraska Methodist College take out an average of $29,727 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health

#8

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Creighton are $44,524 per year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Creighton University Report

Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,137
Minnesota 756
Kansas 576
Iowa 577
North Dakota 170
South Dakota 217

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 8 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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