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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

45 Colleges
$3,836 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,132 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 4,117 degrees and certificates were awarded to allied health professions students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #30 most popular major in the state.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 45 schools in California 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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Butte College

Oroville, CA

Our analysis found Butte College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. Located in the rural area of Oroville, Butte College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Butte College are $1,368 per year.

Butte College also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Merced College

Merced, CA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Merced College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in California. Located in the city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Merced Community College District are $1,180 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from Merced Community College District carry an average student debtload of $9,881.

Merced Community College District excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list.

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#3

Victor Valley College

Victorville, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Victor Valley College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Victor Valley College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Victorville.

Victor Valley College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,424 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ventura College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Ventura College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ventura.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ventura College are $1,394 per year.

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#5

Foothill College

Los Altos Hills, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Foothill College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Foothill College is a large public school located in the suburb of Los Altos Hills.

Foothill College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,565 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

Santa Rosa Junior College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the midsize city of Santa Rosa, SRJC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SRJC are $1,328 per year. Allied Health majors at SRJC take out an average of $17,055 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#7

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

Palomar College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Palomar College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Palomar College are $1,344 per year.

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#8

Crafton Hills College

Yucaipa, CA

Crafton Hills 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 #8 on the list. CHC is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Yucaipa.

CHC undergraduate students pay an average of $1,178 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health majors at CHC accumulate an average of around $23,266 in student debt.

Full Allied Health Professions at Crafton Hills College Report

College of the Siskiyous came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. College of the Siskiyous is a small public school located in the remote town of Weed.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at College of the Siskiyous are $1,444 a year.

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#10

Los Angeles Valley College

Valley Glen, CA

Los Angeles Valley College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the city of Valley Glen, LAVC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LAVC are $1,238 a year.

LAVC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 711
Oregon 615
Nevada 313
Hawaii 49
Alaska 38

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 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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