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Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia

2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$26,820 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 District of Columbia. With 3,705 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health Professions

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Michael College of Allied Health the best value school in District of Columbia for health professions students working on their associate degree. Saint Michael College of Allied Health is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Alexandria.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Saint Michael College of Allied Health are $16,325 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of the District of Columbia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of the District of Columbia are $6,152 a year.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GWU are $57,984 a year.

GWU also made our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #1.

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#4

Career Technical Institute

Washington, DC

The excellent associate degree programs at Career Technical Institute helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Career Technical Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 12,728
Pennsylvania 32,882
New York 45,482
Maryland 10,796
Delaware 2,277

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 4 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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