2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 132 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the health professions undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Community College Area the best value school in the Plains States Region for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Community College are $3,780 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cloud County Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Concordia, Cloud County Community College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cloud County Community College are $3,570 a year.
Out of the 132 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Community College are $4,590 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Century College are $5,907 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Century College also is in the top 15% of our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Neosho County Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Chanute.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Neosho County Community College are $4,000 a year.
Full Health Professions at Neosho County Community College Report
Metropolitan Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,680 per year.
Hutchinson Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Hutchinson Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Hutchinson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hutchinson Community College are $4,470 per year.
Lutheran School of Nursing landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, Lutheran School of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Lutheran School of Nursing undergraduate students pay an average of $10,620 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #9, Alexandria Technical & Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. ATCC is a small public school located in the town of Alexandria.
ATCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,910 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ATCC also is in the top 10% of our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Full Health Professions at Alexandria Technical & Community College Report
Western Iowa Tech 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 #10 on the list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Sioux City.
Western Iowa Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,826 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Health Professions at Western Iowa Tech Community College Report
With a ranking of #11, Rochester Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,372 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Rochester Community and Technical College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
With a ranking of #12, Northland Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,052 a year.
Lake Area Technical Institute landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, LATI is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Full Health Professions at Lake Area Technical Institute Report
Anoka Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Anoka.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 per year.
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Lake Region State College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Devils Lake, Lake Region State College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lake Region State College are $5,000 per year.
With a ranking of #16, Garden City Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Garden City Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Garden City.
Garden City Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,020 in tuition and fees each year.
Hennepin Technical College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.
Hennepin Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,741 in tuition and fees each year.
Hennepin Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Read full report on Health Professions at Hennepin Technical College
Mid-Plains Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mid-Plains Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of North Platte.
Mid-Plains Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,320 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Health Professions at Mid-Plains Community College Report
St Cloud Technical and 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 #18 on the list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.
St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,874 in tuition and fees each year.
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Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Marshalltown Community College | Marshalltown, IA |
| 21 | Mayo Clinic School of Medicine | Rochester, MN |
| 22 | Seward County Community College | Liberal, KS |
| 23 | Southeastern Community College | West Burlington, IA |
| 24 | Labette Community College | Parsons, KS |
| 24 | Barton County Community College | Great Bend, KS |
| 26 | Northeast Community College | Norfolk, NE |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best health professions schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 5,886 |
| Minnesota | 25,582 |
| Iowa | 6,876 |
| South Dakota | 2,186 |
| Missouri | 16,143 |
| Nebraska | 4,665 |
| North Dakota | 2,083 |
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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.
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