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2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$6,781 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,116 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 11,436 degrees and certificates from a Wisconsin school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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.

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 Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Wisconsin 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.

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 Wisconsin

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 2023 rankings named Northcentral Technical College the best value school in Wisconsin for health professions students working on their associate degree. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Central Technical College are $3,723 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Tech are $4,571 per year.

Southwest Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Madison Area Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Wisconsin. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Madison College are $4,600 a year.

Madison College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Chippewa Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Wisconsin. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $4,568 per year.

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#5

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Technical College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Technical College are $4,572 per year.

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#6

Blackhawk Technical College

Janesville, WI

Blackhawk Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. BTC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Janesville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BTC are $4,568 a year.

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Moraine Park Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Fond du Lac.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Moraine Park Technical College are $4,568 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.

NWTC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,734 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Gateway Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Gateway Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gateway Technical College are $4,688 a year.

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Fox Valley Technical 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 #10 on the list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FVTC are $4,746 a year.

FVTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.

Full Health Professions at Fox Valley Technical College Report

Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 17,552
Michigan 17,976
Ohio 28,247
Illinois 34,790

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 19 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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