2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
The Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Plains States 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.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Neosho County Community College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Chanute, Neosho County Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Neosho County Community College are $4,000 per year.
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Out of the 47 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Community College are $4,590 per year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Century College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Century College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,907 in tuition and fees each year.
Century College also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 47 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hutchinson Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hutchinson Community College are $4,470 a year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine undergraduate students pay an average of $11,972 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from Mayo Clinic School of Medicine carry an average student debtload of $27,868.
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Metropolitan 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 #6 on the list. MCC is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCC are $4,680 a year.
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Johnson County Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. JCCC is a large public school located in the city of Overland Park.
JCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,352 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at JCCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $19,353.
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Labette Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Parsons, Labette Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Labette Community College are $4,288 per year.
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Seward County 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. SCCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Liberal.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SCCC are $4,832 a year.
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Lake Area Technical Institute landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.
LATI undergraduate students pay an average of $6,718 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, LATI is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Request InformationBest Allied Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 1,137 |
| Minnesota | 756 |
| Kansas | 576 |
| Iowa | 577 |
| Nebraska | 596 |
| North Dakota | 170 |
| South Dakota | 217 |
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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.
Most Popular Majors Related 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.