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2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

66 Colleges
$4,861 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,116 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Ohio with 28,247 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 66 schools in Ohio to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Professions Associate Degree Schools in Ohio

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found James A Rhodes State College to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Ohio. Located in the small suburb of Lima, Rhodes State College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rhodes State College are $4,397 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Rhodes State College also did well on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Ohio list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Lakeland Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Ohio. Located in the large suburb of Kirtland, Lakeland is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lakeland are $4,161 a year.

Lakeland also claimed a spot on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Ohio list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 66 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinclair Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,329 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Clark State Community College

Springfield, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Clark State Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Springfield, Clark State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clark State Community College are $4,032 per year.

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Out of the 66 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cincinnati State are $5,040 a year.

Cincinnati State also made our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Ohio list, coming in at #2.

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With a ranking of #6, Cuyahoga Community College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cuyahoga Community College District are $4,472 a year.

Cuyahoga Community College District also took the #5 spot in our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Ohio rankings.

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With a ranking of #7, Central Ohio Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. COTC is a small public school located in the suburb of Newark.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at COTC are $4,896 per year.

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Bowling Green State University - Firelands 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. BGSU-Firelands is a small public school located in the rural area of Huron.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BGSU-Firelands are $5,776 a year.

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Washington State Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. WSCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Marietta.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSCC are $4,008 per year.

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Ohio University - Southern Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Ironton, OHIO Southern is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OHIO Southern are $5,774 per year.

Read full report on Health Professions at Ohio University - Southern Campus

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Health Professions students in the state of Ohio seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Ohio award.

Rank College Location
11 Stark State College North Canton, OH
12 Ohio University - Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH
13 Lorain County Community College Elyria, OH

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
Michigan 17,976
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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