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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$7,354 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,596 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found NorthWest Arkansas Community College to be the best value school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWACC are $4,456 a year. On average, health science graduates from NWACC take out $18,786 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

NWACC also claimed a spot on our Best Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Arkansas Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. SouthArk is a small public school located in the remote town of El Dorado.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SouthArk are $4,812 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public school with a small student population.

UA Pulaski Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,900 in tuition and fees each year. On average, health science graduates from UA Pulaski Tech take out $17,737 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas State University Three Rivers. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. ASU Three Rivers is a small public school located in the town of Malvern.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU Three Rivers are $5,882 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Black River Technical College is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Pocahontas, Black River Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Black River Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,350 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, health science graduates from Black River Technical College carry an average student debtload of $22,267.

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Arkansas State University - Mountain Home ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. ASUMH is a small public school located in the rural area of Mountain Home.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASUMH are $4,524 a year. Health Science majors at ASUMH take out an average of $14,780 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#7

North Arkansas College

Harrison, AR

With a ranking of #7, North Arkansas College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Northark is a small public school located in the remote town of Harrison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northark are $5,940 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, health science majors at Northark accumulate an average of around $15,537 in student debt.

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Florida National University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida National University - Main Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hialeah.

Florida National University - Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $13,688 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATU are $13,636 per year.

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New River Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Beaver, New River Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at New River Community and Technical College are $7,246 a year.

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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 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 10 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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