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Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

47 Colleges
$20,924 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,058 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Pennsylvania with 32,882 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 47 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SRU are $10,507 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.

WCUPA undergraduate students pay an average of $10,423 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at California University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Pennsylvania. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal U are $11,108 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mansfield University of Pennsylvania is a great value for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mansfield University is a small public school located in the distant town of Mansfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mansfield University are $10,682 per year.

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Out of the 47 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clarion University are $11,173 per year.

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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bloomsburg are $10,982 per year.

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Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, PA

With a ranking of #7, Lock Haven University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Lock Haven, LHU is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LHU are $10,878 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Edinboro is a small public school located in the town of Edinboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Edinboro are $10,543 per year.

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of East Stroudsburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at East Stroudsburg University are $11,259 a year.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

IUP undergraduate students pay an average of $13,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 12,728
New York 45,482
Maryland 10,796
Delaware 2,277
District of Columbia 3,705

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).

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