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Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$7,715 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 Minnesota with 25,582 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in Minnesota 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Rochester Community and Technical College the best value school in Minnesota for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,372 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwest Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. NTC is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.

NTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Hennepin Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. North Hennepin Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Hennepin Community College are $4,882 a year.

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Out of the 25 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Anoka Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Anoka.

Anoka Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,075 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 St Cloud Technical and Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College also did well on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #6, Alexandria Technical & Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. ATCC is a small public school located in the town of Alexandria.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ATCC are $5,910 a year.

ATCC also claimed a spot on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Anoka-Ramsey Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $5,515 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list.

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#8

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Century College are $5,907 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, Northland Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,052 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, Hibbing Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Hibbing Community College is a fairly small public school located in the town of Hibbing.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hibbing Community College are $5,773 a year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 5,886
Iowa 6,876
South Dakota 2,186
Missouri 16,143
Nebraska 4,665
North Dakota 2,083

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 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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