2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Allied Health Professions is the #18 most popular major in the country with 82,308 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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. 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 10 Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found College of Eastern Idaho to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . CEI is a small public school located in the city of Idaho Falls.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CEI are $6,222 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from CEI carry an average student debtload of $14,311.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pickens Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Pickens Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Aurora.
Pickens Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,830 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health majors at Pickens Technical College accumulate an average of around $18,911 in student debt.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means College of Western Idaho is a great value for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a large student population.
CWI undergraduate students pay an average of $7,344 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health majors at CWI accumulate an average of around $16,023 in student debt.
CWI also made our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #4.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Red Rocks Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Red Rocks Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,811 in tuition and fees each year. Allied Health majors at Red Rocks Community College take out an average of $23,989 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
Red Rocks Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Aims Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Aims Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aims Community College are $10,418 per year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Aims Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,683.
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Salt Lake Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Salt Lake Community College are $12,734 a year. Allied Health majors at Salt Lake Community College take out an average of $13,105 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
Salt Lake Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Colorado Mountain College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado Mountain College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Mountain College are $11,484 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health majors at Colorado Mountain College accumulate an average of around $15,264 in student debt.
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Pikes Peak 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 #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PPCC are $15,403 per year. Allied Health majors at PPCC take out an average of $8,491 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Community College of Aurora came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CCA is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Aurora.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CCA are $15,369 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health majors at CCA accumulate an average of around $15,130 in student debt.
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Weber State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.
WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,644 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Allied Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 622 |
Utah | 639 |
Idaho | 532 |
Montana | 158 |
Wyoming | 73 |
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Allied Health Professions Related Majors for Allied Health
Allied Health Professions is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
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 19 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.