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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$12,429 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,161 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health sciences and services was ranked #34 in the country. In fact 35,945 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for health science 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. 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 Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health science majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Moraine Park Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Fond du Lac.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Moraine Park Technical College are $6,683 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWTC are $6,849 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, health science graduates from NWTC carry an average student debtload of $16,151.

In addition to its great value ranking, NWTC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#3

Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mid-State Technical College is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids, Mid-State is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mid-State are $6,351 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washtenaw Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ann Arbor.

Washtenaw Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,856 in tuition and fees each year. Health Science majors at Washtenaw Community College take out an average of $22,294 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Wisconsin landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rasmussen University - Wisconsin are $12,860 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Central Ohio Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. COTC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Newark.

COTC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,656 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Clark State Community College

Springfield, OH

Clark State Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health sciences and services programs. Located in the city of Springfield, Clark State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clark State Community College are $7,328 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, Kalamazoo Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Kalamazoo Valley Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,502 in tuition and fees each year.

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Southwestern Michigan College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. SMC is a small public school located in the rural area of Dowagiac.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMC are $7,301 per year.

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#10

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Purdue University Global undergraduate students pay an average of $14,436 in tuition and fees each year. On average, health science graduates from Purdue University Global take out $9,973 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, Purdue University Global is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences and services schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 295
Ohio 336
Illinois 522
Indiana 1,155
Wisconsin 162

One of 30 majors within the area of study, health sciences and services 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
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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