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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

80 Colleges
$5,400 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,132 Avg Salary

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 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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 80 schools in the Southwest 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.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 15% Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Our 2023 rankings named El Centro College the best value school in the Southwest Region for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from El Centro College carry an average student debtload of $18,643.

El Centro College also took the #5 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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#2

Galveston College

Galveston, TX

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Galveston College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the fringe town of Galveston, Galveston College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Galveston College are $5,200 a year. Allied Health majors at Galveston College take out an average of $19,200 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Galveston College also is in the top 15% of our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

Full Allied Health Professions at Galveston College Report

#3

Panola College

Carthage, TX

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Panola College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Southwest Region . Panola College is a small public school located in the town of Carthage.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Panola College are $4,680 a year.

Panola College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Alvin Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large suburb of Alvin, Alvin is a public college with a small student population.

Alvin undergraduate students pay an average of $4,010 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health majors at Alvin accumulate an average of around $10,680 in student debt.

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#5

Victoria College

Victoria, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Victoria College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Victoria, Victoria College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Victoria College are $4,872 per year.

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Houston Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 in tuition and fees each year. On average, allied health graduates from Houston Community College take out $14,935 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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San Jacinto Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. San Jacinto College is a fairly 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. Allied Health majors at San Jacinto College take out an average of $8,762 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Allied Health Professions at San Jacinto Community College Report

#8

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tyler.

Tyler Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,440 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

South Plains College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. South Plains College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant 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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Collin County Community College District landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the midsize suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Collin County Community College District are $5,104 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Collin County Community College District also is in the top 10% of our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

Full Allied Health Professions at Collin County Community College District Report

Wharton County Junior College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Wharton County Junior College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Wharton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wharton County Junior College are $4,872 a year. On average, allied health graduates from Wharton County Junior College take out $9,270 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#12

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amarillo College are $4,704 per year.

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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 in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
13 The University of Texas at Brownsville Brownsville, TX
13 New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Las Cruces, NM
15 Odessa College Odessa, TX
16 Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 3,806
Arizona 1,032
Oklahoma 442
New Mexico 295

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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