2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree School for You
Health Sciences & Services is the #34 most popular major in the country with 35,945 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. 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 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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Plains States 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. 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 Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. MCC is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,680 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, MCC also is in the top 20% of our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anoka-Ramsey Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus are $5,515 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is ranked #1 for overall quality for health science in the Plains States Region .
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The excellent associate degree programs at Century College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences and services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the 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 Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 27 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Bemidji, NTC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NTC are $6,380 per year.
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Out of the 27 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Hennepin Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Hennepin Community College are $4,882 a year.
North Hennepin Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Rochester Community and 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. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Rochester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,372 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rochester Community and Technical College also is in the top 15% of our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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Northland Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health sciences and services programs. Located in the remote town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,052 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Saint Paul 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 city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Paul College are $6,041 per year.
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St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health sciences and services programs. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 per year.
St Cloud Technical and Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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With a ranking of #10, Southeast Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Tech are $7,650 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Southeast Tech also did well on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Explore the best health sciences and services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 1,081 |
| Minnesota | 401 |
| Kansas | 143 |
| Iowa | 55 |
| Nebraska | 91 |
| North Dakota | 11 |
| South Dakota | 135 |
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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 Majors Related to Health Science
| 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.
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