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2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

31 Colleges
$4,938 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arizona. With 24,705 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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.

The Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Arizona to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Scottsdale Community College to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Arizona. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Scottsdale Community College are $2,070 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Scottsdale Community College is ranked #1 for overall quality for health professions in Arizona.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Estrella Mountain Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Avondale.

Estrella Mountain Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at GateWay Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Arizona. GateWay Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GateWay Community College are $2,070 a year.

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#4

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Phoenix College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Arizona. Phoenix College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Phoenix.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Phoenix College are $2,070 per year.

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#5

Eastern Arizona College

Thatcher, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Arizona College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in the remote town of Thatcher, Eastern Arizona College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern Arizona College are $2,160 a year.

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#6

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

Central Arizona College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pinal County Community College are $2,580 a year.

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Mohave Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Northland Pioneer College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. NPC is a small public school located in the rural area of Holbrook.

NPC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,428 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Mesa Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mesa Community College are $2,070 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mesa Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for health professions in Arizona.

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Cochise County Community College District ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Cochise College is a small public school located in the city of Sierra Vista.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cochise College are $2,184 per year.

Read full report on Health Professions at Cochise County Community College District

Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 45,833
New Mexico 3,731
Oklahoma 6,642

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 31 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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