2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Top 15% Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Lamar State College - Port Arthur the best value school in Texas for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Port Arthur, Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lamar State College - Port Arthur are $1,770 per year.
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Out of the 81 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Galveston College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Galveston College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.
Galveston College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,950 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Galveston College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very 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 made our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list, coming in at #2.
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Out of the 81 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Panola College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Carthage, Panola College is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Panola College are $3,672 per year.
Panola College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Collin County Community College District. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Collin County Community College District is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of McKinney.
Collin County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $3,094 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Collin County Community College District is ranked #4 for overall quality for health professions in Texas.
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Amarillo College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Amarillo College are $3,168 a year.
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Alvin Community 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 #7 on the list. 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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With a ranking of #8, College of the Mainland did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. COM is a small public school located in the suburb of Texas City.
COM undergraduate students pay an average of $2,973 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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San Jacinto Community 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 #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college 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 large city of Fort Worth.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tarrant County College are $3,402 a year.
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Victoria College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Victoria College is a small public school located in the small 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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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 |
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13 | Lamar State College - Orange | Orange, TX |
14 | McLennan Community College | Waco, TX |
15 | School Removed | |
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 |
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Arizona | 24,705 |
New Mexico | 3,731 |
Oklahoma | 6,642 |
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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.