2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree School for You
Health Sciences & Services is the #89 most popular major in Virginia with 247 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health Sciences & Services
Our analysis found Thomas Nelson Community College to be the best value school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Virginia. TNCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Hampton.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TNCC are $4,806 per year.
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Out of the 2 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, John Tyler Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. John Tyler Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Chester.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at John Tyler Community College are $4,800 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, John Tyler Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list.
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Request InformationBest Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 544 |
| North Carolina | 203 |
| Florida | 4,327 |
| Tennessee | 165 |
| Kentucky | 385 |
| South Carolina | 87 |
| Louisiana | 214 |
| Arkansas | 291 |
| Alabama | 240 |
| Mississippi | 325 |
| West Virginia | 100 |
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Majors Related to Health Science
Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 2 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.