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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

24 Colleges
$12,960 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,058 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Colorado. In fact, 11,178 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

The Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 24 schools in Colorado 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Morgan Community College

Fort Morgan, CO

Our analysis found Morgan Community College to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Colorado. Located in the remote town of Fort Morgan, Morgan Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Morgan Community College are $3,852 a year.

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Out of the 24 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $8,400 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State University - Global Campus is ranked #1 for overall quality for health professions in Colorado.

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Out of the 24 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Pueblo Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Pueblo, Pueblo Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pueblo Community College are $4,536 per year.

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#4

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Out of the 24 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Pikes Peak Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PPCC are $3,981 per year.

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#5

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Mountain College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the remote town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado Mountain College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado Mountain College are $4,860 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Community College of Denver did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. CCD is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Denver.

CCD undergraduate students pay an average of $4,745 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

Arapahoe Community College 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 #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Littleton, Arapahoe Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Arapahoe Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,080 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $12,188 per year.

Colorado State also made our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #3.

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#9

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

With a ranking of #9, Front Range Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a large student population.

FRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,032 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical 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. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CU Anschutz are $9,384 a year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 26,190
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 24 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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