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2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

81 Colleges
$3,542 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 3rd in Texas. In fact, 45,833 were awarded in the state 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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 81 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 15% Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Lamar State College - Port Arthur to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Texas. Located in the small city of Port Arthur, Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a public college with a small student population.

Lamar State College - Port Arthur undergraduate students pay an average of $1,770 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Galveston College

Galveston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Galveston College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Galveston College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Galveston College are $2,950 per year.

Galveston College also claimed a spot on our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#3

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at El Centro College are $4,050 a year.

El Centro College also took the #2 spot in our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas rankings.

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#4

Panola College

Carthage, TX

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Panola College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Texas. Located in the distant town of Carthage, Panola College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Panola College are $3,672 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Panola College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Collin County Community College District is a great value for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Collin County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of McKinney.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Collin County Community College District are $3,094 per year.

Collin County Community College District also made our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list, coming in at #4.

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#6

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amarillo College are $3,168 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Alvin Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Alvin is a small public school located in the suburb of Alvin.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alvin are $2,834 per year.

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#8

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

College of the Mainland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. COM is a small public school located in the suburb of Texas City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at COM are $2,973 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.

San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, El Paso Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Paso Community College are $3,274 per year.

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Tarrant County College District ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $3,402 per year.

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#12

Victoria College

Victoria, TX

Victoria College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Victoria College is a small public school located in the city of Victoria.

Victoria College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Health Professions students in the state of Texas seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas award.

Rank College Location
13 Lamar State College - Orange Orange, TX
14 McLennan Community College Waco, TX
15 The University of Texas at Brownsville Brownsville, TX
16 Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX

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
Arizona 24,705
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 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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