2023 Best Value Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 7,984 people earned a degree or certificate in other health professions, making the major the #104 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 32 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Community College Area the best value school in the United States for other health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,780 in tuition and fees each year.
Southeast Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American Public University System is a great value for other health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at American Military University are $7,360 a year. On average, health professions graduates from American Military University take out $11,473 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
American Military University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Southern Idaho. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. College of Southern Idaho is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Twin Falls.
College of Southern Idaho undergraduate students pay an average of $6,840 in tuition and fees each year. Health Professions majors at College of Southern Idaho take out an average of $11,963 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Out of the 32 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Batesville, UACCB is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UACCB are $3,438 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ozarks Technical Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OTC are $6,028 a year. The average amount in student loans that health professions majors at OTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,946.
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Glen Oaks Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. GOCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Centreville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GOCC are $6,408 a year.
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Middlesex County College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for other health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlesex County College are $7,992 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Middlesex County College also did well on our Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Mid Michigan College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. Mid Michigan College is a small public school located in the rural area of Harrison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mid Michigan College are $7,626 a year. Health Professions majors at Mid Michigan College take out an average of $26,622 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Ferris State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ferris are $13,188 a year. The average amount in student loans that health professions majors at Ferris take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,772.
Ferris excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list.
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Berkshire Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Pittsfield, BCC is a public college with a small student population.
BCC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,108 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, health professions majors at BCC accumulate an average of around $14,848 in student debt.
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Majors Related to Health Professions
One of 30 majors within the area of study, other health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Health Professions
| 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 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/NY_College_of_Health_Professions_Massage_Therapy_Class.jpg.
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