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Best Value Health Professions Schools in Washington

2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

41 Colleges
$4,542 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,823 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 10,021 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Professions Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 41 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value 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 10 Best Health Professions Schools

#1

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA
$4,057 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue College the best value school in Washington for health professions students. BC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Bellevue.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BC are $4,057 a year. The average amount in student loans that health professions majors at BC take out is $21,561.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BC also is in the top 15% of our Best Health Professions Schools in Washington ranking.

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#2

North Seattle College

Seattle, WA
$4,799 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Seattle College is a great value for health professions students. North Seattle is a small public school located in the large city of Seattle.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Seattle are $4,799 per year. The average amount in student loans that health professions majors at North Seattle take out is $16,446.

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$3,826 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Spokane Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Washington. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

Spokane Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,826 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, health professions graduates from Spokane Community College carry an average student debtload of $16,988.

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#4

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA
$4,670 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Seattle Central College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Washington. Seattle Central is a small public school located in the large city of Seattle.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seattle Central are $4,670 per year. While working on their degree, health professions majors at Seattle Central accumulate an average of around $20,381 in student debt.

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#5

Highline College

Des Moines, WA
$4,344 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Highline College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Washington. Located in the suburb of Des Moines, Highline is a public college with a small student population.

Highline undergraduate students pay an average of $4,344 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, health professions graduates from Highline carry an average student debtload of $14,500.

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$4,609 Average Tuition & Fees

Lake Washington Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

LWTech undergraduate students pay an average of $4,609 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, health professions graduates from LWTech carry an average student debtload of $19,917.

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$4,166 Average Tuition & Fees

Shoreline Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health professions programs. Shoreline Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Shoreline.

Shoreline Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,166 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, health professions graduates from Shoreline Community College take out $21,719 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#8

Centralia College

Centralia, WA
$4,770 Average Tuition & Fees

Centralia College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in Washington list. Centralia College is a small public school located in the distant town of Centralia.

Centralia College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,770 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Wenatchee Valley College

Wenatchee, WA
$4,320 Average Tuition & Fees

Wenatchee Valley College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health professions programs. Located in the city of Wenatchee, WVC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WVC are $4,320 a year. While working on their degree, health professions majors at WVC accumulate an average of around $16,204 in student debt.

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$4,062 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Everett Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students. Located in the city of Everett, Everett Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Everett Community College are $4,062 a year. While working on their degree, health professions majors at Everett Community College accumulate an average of around $15,351 in student debt.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 54,872
Oregon 5,865
Hawaii 1,126
Nevada 4,207
Alaska 578

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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