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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

30 Colleges
$11,447 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for health science 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 Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast 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 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College the best value school in the Southeast Region for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast 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 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are $7,250 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public college with a small student population.

UA Pulaski Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,900 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Black River Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences and services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Pocahontas, Black River Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Black River Technical College are $6,350 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Martinsburg, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College are $7,464 a year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Holmes Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences and services schools in the Southeast Region . Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Holmes Community College are $6,210 per year.

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Columbus Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Columbus Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Columbus.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbus Technical College are $5,442 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Thomas Nelson 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 city of Hampton, TNCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TNCC are $10,809 a year.

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John Tyler Community 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 #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

John Tyler Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,803 in tuition and fees each year.

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Rasmussen University - Florida ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rasmussen University - Florida are $13,635 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Rasmussen University - Florida also did well on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #10, Middle Georgia State University 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 city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middle Georgia State University are $11,389 per year.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences and services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 544
Virginia 247
North Carolina 203
Florida 4,327
Tennessee 165
Kentucky 385
South Carolina 87
Louisiana 214
Arkansas 291
Alabama 240
Mississippi 325
West Virginia 100

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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