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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$4,866 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,132 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 609 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health professions is the #14 most popular major in Arkansas.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Arkansas 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

Check out the allied health undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Newport to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Arkansas. Located in the rural area of Newport, ASUN is a public school with a small student population.

ASUN undergraduate students pay an average of $2,856 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at ASUN take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $15,308.

ASUN also took the #3 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas rankings.

Full Allied Health Professions at Arkansas State University - Newport Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at South Arkansas Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Arkansas. SouthArk is a small public school located in the town of El Dorado.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SouthArk are $3,012 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from SouthArk carry an average student debtload of $16,838.

SouthArk not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list.

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Out of the 15 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, NorthWest Arkansas Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWACC are $4,096 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NWACC is ranked #2 for overall quality for allied health in Arkansas.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwest Technical Institute is a great value for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. NTI is a small public school located in the small city of Springdale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NTI are $4,450 per year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Northwest Technical Institute Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Arkansas. Located in the town of Batesville, UACCB is a public college with a small student population.

UACCB undergraduate students pay an average of $2,850 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville

Arkansas State University - Mountain Home ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. ASUMH is a small public school located in the rural area of Mountain Home.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ASUMH are $2,904 a year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Arkansas State University - Mountain Home Report

#7

Arkansas Northeastern College

Blytheville, AR

Arkansas Northeastern College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Arkansas Northeastern College is a small public school located in the rural area of Blytheville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Arkansas Northeastern College are $2,738 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from Arkansas Northeastern College carry an average student debtload of $21,404.

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#8

North Arkansas College

Harrison, AR

North Arkansas 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. Northark is a small public school located in the town of Harrison.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northark are $3,840 per year.

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University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the small city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public school with a small student population.

UA Pulaski Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $5,670 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UA Pulaski Tech is ranked #5 for overall quality for allied health in Arkansas.

Full Allied Health Professions at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College Report

#10

Black River Technical College

Pocahontas, AR

Black River 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 #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Pocahontas, Black River Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Black River Technical College are $4,118 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health majors at Black River Technical College accumulate an average of around $14,902 in student debt.

Full Allied Health Professions at Black River Technical College Report

Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,299
Virginia 1,447
North Carolina 1,932
Florida 3,670
Tennessee 1,213
Kentucky 801
South Carolina 644
Louisiana 593
Alabama 797
Mississippi 504
West Virginia 356

One of 30 majors within the area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 15 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.

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