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2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

33 Colleges
$6,494 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,116 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Michigan. With 17,976 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 33 schools in Michigan 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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Wayne County Community College District to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Michigan. WCCCD is a large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCCCD are $3,263 per year.

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#2

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Schoolcraft College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Livonia, Schoolcraft College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Schoolcraft College are $5,494 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Schoolcraft College is ranked #4 for overall quality for health professions in Michigan.

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#3

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, MI

The excellent associate degree programs at Oakland Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Michigan. Located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland Community College is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Oakland Community College are $5,200 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Oakland Community College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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#4

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI

Out of the 33 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Henry Ford College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Henry Ford College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

Henry Ford College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washtenaw Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Michigan list. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor.

Washtenaw Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,248 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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West Shore Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. West Shore Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Scottville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Shore Community College are $4,600 per year.

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Macomb Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Macomb Community College are $6,090 per year.

Macomb Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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Mott Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the city of Flint, MCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,201 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Delta College

University Center, MI

Delta College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the rural area of University Center, Delta College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Delta College are $6,860 a year.

Delta College also took the #5 spot in our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.

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#10

Kirtland Community College

Roscommon, MI

Kirtland Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Roscommon, Kirtland Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kirtland Community College are $6,390 a year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 17,552
Ohio 28,247
Illinois 34,790
Wisconsin 11,436

Health Professions Majors to Study

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
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

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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