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.
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2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Southeast Community College Area to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Community College are $3,780 a year.
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Out of the 107 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hutchinson Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Neosho County Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. 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 city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCC are $4,680 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, MCC also did well on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rochester Community and Technical College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. 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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rochester Community and Technical College also is in the top 15% of our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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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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Northwest Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. 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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. North Hennepin Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.
North Hennepin Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,882 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Hennepin Community College also is in the top 20% of our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. 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 excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
With a ranking of #11, Lake Region State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Devils Lake, Lake Region State College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lake Region State College are $5,000 a year.
Labette Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. 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 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 #13 on the list. Mid-Plains Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of North Platte.
Mid-Plains Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,320 in tuition and fees each year.
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Alexandria Technical & 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 #14 on the list. ATCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Alexandria.
ATCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,910 in tuition and fees each year.
ATCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Anoka-Ramsey 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 #15 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus are $5,515 a year.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Northeast Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Northeast is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.
Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $5,010 in tuition and fees each year.
Honorable Mentions
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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