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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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah

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

Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health Professions

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Salt Lake Community College to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Utah. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College are $4,086 per 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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Snow College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. Snow College is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Ephraim.

Snow College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah list. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Orem.

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

UVU also took the #1 spot in our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah rankings.

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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 fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WSU are $6,228 a year.

WSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah list.

Full Health Professions at Weber State University Report

#5

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

Out of the 8 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Dixie State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Dixie State College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint George.

Dixie State College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,862 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Dixie State College also took the #4 spot in our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah rankings.

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Utah State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, USU is ranked #5 for overall quality for health professions in Utah.

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With a ranking of #7, AmeriTech College - Draper did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Draper, AmeriTech College - Draper is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AmeriTech College - Draper are $12,999 per 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 suburb of Salt Lake City, Fortis College - Salt Lake City is a private for-profit college 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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