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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Our analysis found Southeast Community College Area to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,780 per year.
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Out of the 132 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cloud County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Concordia, Cloud County Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Cloud County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,570 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Central Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the Plains States Region . 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Century College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Century College are $5,907 per year.
Century College also claimed a spot on our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Neosho County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. 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.
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With a ranking of #6, Metropolitan 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 Omaha, MCC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCC are $4,680 a year.
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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 town of Hutchinson.
Hutchinson Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,470 in tuition and fees each year.
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Lutheran School of Nursing 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. Located in the city of Saint Louis, Lutheran School of Nursing is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lutheran School of Nursing are $10,620 a year.
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Alexandria Technical & Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. ATCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Alexandria.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ATCC are $5,910 a 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.
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Western Iowa Tech Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,826 a year.
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Rochester Community and Technical College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Rochester Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,372 in tuition and fees each year.
Rochester Community and 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.
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Northland Community and Technical College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health professions programs. 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.
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Lake Area Technical Institute ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public college with a small student population.
LATI undergraduate students pay an average of $6,718 in tuition and fees each year.
LATI also claimed a spot on our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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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 large suburb of Anoka.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 per year.
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With a ranking of #15, Lake Region State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the 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.
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Garden City 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 #16 on the list. 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.
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With a ranking of #17, Hennepin Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hennepin Technical College are $5,741 per 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.
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Mid-Plains 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. 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.
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St Cloud Technical and Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 per year.
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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 colleges 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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