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Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah

2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$7,798 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 Utah with 26,190 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Utah ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Utah 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. 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 Utah Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health Professions

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Salt Lake Community College the best value school in Utah for health professions students working on their associate degree. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Salt Lake Community College are $4,086 a year.

Salt Lake Community College also made our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah list, coming in at #3.

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#2

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Out of the 8 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Snow College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Snow College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Ephraim.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Snow College are $4,000 per year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Utah. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orem.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $6,010 per year.

UVU also made our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah list, coming in at #1.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Utah. WSU is a very large public school located in the city of Ogden.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,228 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

WSU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah list.

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#5

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dixie State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah list. Dixie State College is a large public school located in the city of Saint George.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dixie State College are $5,862 per year.

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

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Utah State University 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USU are $8,960 a year.

USU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah list.

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AmeriTech College - Draper ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the large suburb of Draper, AmeriTech College - Draper is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at AmeriTech College - Draper are $12,999 a year.

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#8

Fortis College - Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, UT

Fortis College - Salt Lake City came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Fortis College - Salt Lake City is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fortis College - Salt Lake City are $14,240 a year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 11,178
Montana 1,968
Idaho 3,965
Wyoming 961

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 8 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).

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