2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You
Health Professions is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 977,800 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 1,386 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 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Sentara College of Health Sciences the best value school in the United States for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Chesapeake, Sentara College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Sentara College of Health Sciences undergraduate students pay an average of $2,637 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 1,386 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Junior College landed the # 2 spot on the list. New Mexico Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Hobbs.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at New Mexico Junior College are $2,280 a year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Coahoma Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the United States. Located in the rural area of Clarksdale, Coahoma Community College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Coahoma Community College are $3,003 a year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Oglala Lakota College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the United States. Oglala Lakota College is a small public school located in the rural area of Kyle.
Oglala Lakota College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,684 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Community College Area. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,780 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Southeast Community College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list.
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Clovis Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Clovis Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Clovis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clovis Community College are $2,984 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. L.A. County School of Nursing is a small public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
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Central Arizona College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pinal County Community College are $5,160 a year.
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Panola College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Carthage, Panola College is a public college with a small student population.
Panola College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in tuition and fees each year.
Panola College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list.
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Seattle Central College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. Seattle Central is a small public school located in the large city of Seattle.
Seattle Central undergraduate students pay an average of $4,670 in tuition and fees each year.
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Hutchinson Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. Hutchinson Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Hutchinson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hutchinson Community College are $4,470 a year.
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Alvin Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Alvin is a small public school located in the large suburb of Alvin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Alvin are $4,010 a year.
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Highline College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Des Moines, Highline is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Highline are $4,813 per year.
Highline also claimed a spot on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #13, Camden County College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Camden County College are $3,744 a year.
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Arkansas State University - Newport did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the rural area of Newport, ASUN is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASUN are $4,320 per year.
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Neosho County Community College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the town of Chanute.
Neosho County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,000 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #17, Cloud County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Concordia, Cloud County Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cloud County Community College are $3,570 per year.
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Metropolitan Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCC are $4,680 a year.
MCC also claimed a spot on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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College of the Mainland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #19 on the list. COM is a small public school located in the suburb of Texas City.
COM undergraduate students pay an average of $3,873 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #20, SOWELA Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. SOWELA is a small public school located in the city of Lake Charles.
SOWELA undergraduate students pay an average of $4,265 in tuition and fees each year.
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American Public University System ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the 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.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, American Military University is ranked #2 for overall quality for health professions in the United States.
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With a ranking of #22, Rochester Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Rochester 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 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 10% of our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking.
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South Plains College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Plains College are $4,276 per year.
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South Louisiana Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 a year.
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Amarillo College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Amarillo.
Amarillo College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,704 in tuition and fees each year.
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Additional Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1386 different United States health professions schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools award.
Health Professions by Region
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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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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