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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

521 Colleges
$4,748 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,132 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 82,308 people earned a degree or certificate in allied health professions, making the major the #18 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 521 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for allied health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Allied Health Professions

#1

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, MS

Our 2023 rankings named Coahoma Community College the best value school in the United States for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Coahoma Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Clarksdale.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coahoma Community College are $3,003 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Louisiana Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. South Louisiana Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health majors at South Louisiana Community College accumulate an average of around $13,549 in student debt.

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#3

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the United States. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dallas.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at El Centro College are $6,000 a year. Allied Health majors at El Centro College take out an average of $18,643 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, El Centro College also is in the top 10% of our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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#4

Galveston College

Galveston, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Galveston College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Galveston, Galveston College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Galveston College are $5,200 per year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Galveston College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $19,200.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Galveston College also did well on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#5

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seattle Central College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle Central is a public school with a small student population.

Seattle Central undergraduate students pay an average of $4,670 in tuition and fees each year.

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Northwest Technical Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Springdale, NTI is a public school with a fairly small student population.

NTI undergraduate students pay an average of $4,450 in tuition and fees each year.

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Wayne County Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Detroit, WCCCD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCCCD are $3,998 a year.

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#8

Panola College

Carthage, TX

With a ranking of #8, Panola College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Panola College is a small public school located in the distant town of Carthage.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Panola College are $4,680 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Panola College also is in the top 20% of our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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Bossier Parish Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Bossier Parish Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Bossier City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bossier Parish Community College are $4,284 a year.

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NorthWest Arkansas Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. NWACC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Bentonville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWACC are $4,456 a year.

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Neosho County Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Chanute, Neosho County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Neosho County Community College are $4,000 a year.

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#12

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Central Community College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,590 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #13, Arkansas State University - Newport did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. ASUN is a small public school located in the rural area of Newport.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASUN are $4,320 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from ASUN carry an average student debtload of $15,308.

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Alvin Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Alvin, Alvin is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Alvin are $4,010 a year. On average, allied health graduates from Alvin take out $10,680 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#15

College of Eastern Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID

College of Eastern Idaho landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. CEI is a small public school located in the small city of Idaho Falls.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CEI are $6,222 per year. Allied Health majors at CEI take out an average of $14,311 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Madison Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. Madison College is a large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,769 per year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Madison College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $19,206.

Madison College also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#17

Victoria College

Victoria, TX

With a ranking of #17, Victoria College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Victoria, Victoria College is a public school with a small student population.

Victoria College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,872 in tuition and fees each year.

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#18

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Century College are $5,907 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Century College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

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With a ranking of #19, Houston Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from Houston Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,935.

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San Jacinto Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at San Jacinto College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $8,762.

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#21

Hutchinson Community College

Hutchinson, KS

Hutchinson Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the town of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hutchinson Community College are $4,470 per year.

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#22

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tyler.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 a year.

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#23

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

South Plains College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Levelland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Plains College are $4,276 a year.

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With a ranking of #24, Athens Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Athens, Athens Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Athens Technical College are $5,462 a year.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the small city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $5,462 a year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Georgia Northwestern Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $8,979.

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Rest of the Top 50 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#26

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC
#28

Merced College

Merced, CA
#34

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS
#35

Butte College

Oroville, CA
#41

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX
#42

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, NE
#45

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA
#46

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, MI
#47

Odessa College

Odessa, TX
#48

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX
#49

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Remaining Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 521 different United States allied health professions schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Navarro College Corsicana, TX
52 Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA
53 Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins, GA
53 Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville, GA
55 Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA
56 Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA
57 Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI
58 Ventura College Ventura, CA
59 Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI
60 Temple College Temple, TX
61 Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI
62 McLennan Community College Waco, TX
63 Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI
64 Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids, WI
65 Howard College Big Spring, TX
66 Nunez Community College Chalmette, LA
67 Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights, MN
68 Crowder College Neosho, MO
69 Southeastern Community College West Burlington, IA
70 Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IA
71 Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA
72 North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton, ND
73 Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences Reading, PA
74 Southeastern Technical College Vidalia, GA
75 Midland College Midland, TX
75 Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls, MN
77 Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX
78 Southwestern Oregon Community College Coos Bay, OR

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
79 University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock, AR
80 James A Rhodes State College Lima, OH
81 Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA
81 Lake Superior College Duluth, MN
83 Grayson College Denison, TX
83 Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka, KS
85 Kapiolani Community College Honolulu, HI
86 Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN
87 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI
88 Ogeechee Technical College Statesboro, GA
89 Lanier Technical College Oakwood, GA
90 North Georgia Technical College Clarkesville, GA
91 Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI
92 Vernon College Vernon, TX
93 Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS
94 Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ
95 Kilgore College Kilgore, TX
96 Bismarck State College Bismarck, ND
97 El Paso Community College El Paso, TX
98 Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland, WI
99 Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA
100 West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA
101 Crafton Hills College Yucaipa, CA
102 Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN
103 Victor Valley College Victorville, CA
104 San Juan College Farmington, NM

Allied Health Professions by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Allied Health Professions is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 25 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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