2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Arizona
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions 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 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 24 schools in Arizona to see which 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.
Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Schools
Our analysis found Phoenix College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. Phoenix College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Phoenix.
Phoenix College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, allied health graduates from Phoenix College take out $7,875 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend GateWay Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Arizona list. GateWay Community College is a small public school located in the city of Phoenix.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GateWay Community College are $2,070 per year. On average, allied health graduates from GateWay Community College take out $16,746 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Arizona College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Arizona list. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public college 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.
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Out of the 24 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Mohave Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $2,136 a year. While working on their degree, allied health majors at MCC accumulate an average of around $10,340 in student debt.
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Out of the 24 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Chandler-Gilbert Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a large public school located in the large city of Chandler.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chandler-Gilbert Community College are $2,070 per year.
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Eastern Arizona College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Arizona list. Located in the town of Thatcher, Eastern Arizona College is a public school with a small student population.
Eastern Arizona College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Mesa Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mesa Community College are $2,070 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mesa Community College is ranked #5 for overall quality for allied health in Arizona.
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Northland Pioneer College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health professions programs. 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 ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Arizona list. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pima County Community College District are $2,250 per year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Pima County Community College District take out is $11,500.
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Cochise County Community College District ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Arizona list. Cochise College is a small public school located in the city of Sierra Vista.
Cochise College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,184 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 3,806 |
Oklahoma | 442 |
New Mexico | 295 |
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Majors Related to Allied Health
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 |
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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 24 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.