2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
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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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 107 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
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.
Top 15% Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Community College Area the best value school in the Plains States Region for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,780 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hutchinson Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. Hutchinson Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Hutchinson.
Hutchinson Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,470 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Neosho County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the town of Chanute.
Neosho County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,000 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 107 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCC are $4,680 a year.
MCC also claimed a spot on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Rochester Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,372 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Rochester Community and Technical College also did well on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Central Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Community College are $4,590 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Northwest Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. NTC is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NTC are $6,380 per year.
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North Hennepin Community 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 #8 on the list. North Hennepin Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Hennepin Community College are $4,882 per year.
North Hennepin Community College 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 the Plains States Region list.
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Anoka 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 #9 on the list. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Anoka.
Anoka Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,075 in tuition and fees each year.
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St Cloud Technical and Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 per year.
St Cloud Technical and Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Lake Region State College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Located in the town of Devils Lake, Lake Region State College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lake Region State College are $5,000 per year.
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Labette Community College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Labette Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Parsons.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Labette Community College are $4,288 a year.
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Mid-Plains Community College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Mid-Plains Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of North Platte.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mid-Plains Community College are $4,320 per year.
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Alexandria Technical & Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. ATCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Alexandria.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ATCC are $5,910 a year.
ATCC also claimed a spot on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Anoka-Ramsey Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $5,515 in tuition and fees each year.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus also made our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #1.
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Northeast Community 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 #16 on the list. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.
Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $5,010 in tuition and fees each year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Health Professions students in the Plains States Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Inver Hills Community College | Inver Grove Heights, MN |
| 17 | Century College | White Bear Lake, MN |
| 19 | Western Iowa Tech Community College | Sioux City, IA |
| 19 | Barton County Community College | Great Bend, KS |
| 21 | North Dakota State College of Science | Wahpeton, ND |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best health professions colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 5,886 |
| Minnesota | 25,582 |
| Iowa | 6,876 |
| South Dakota | 2,186 |
| Missouri | 16,143 |
| Nebraska | 4,665 |
| North Dakota | 2,083 |
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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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