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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$5,612 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,735 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Allied Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kentucky. With 801 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Kentucky to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for allied health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky

Check out the allied health associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

#1

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Madisonville Community College the best value school in Kentucky for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Madisonville, Madisonville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Madisonville Community College are $4,488 a year. Allied Health majors at Madisonville Community College take out an average of $18,689 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Allied Health Professions at Madisonville Community College Report

Out of the 20 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Bluegrass Community and Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Bluegrass Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,568 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, allied health majors at Bluegrass Community and Technical College accumulate an average of around $18,922 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is ranked #5 for overall quality for allied health in Kentucky.

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Out of the 20 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Jefferson Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

Jefferson Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,568 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, allied health majors at Jefferson Community and Technical College accumulate an average of around $18,019 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Gateway is a small public school located in the large suburb of Florence.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway are $4,568 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky list. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Paducah.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,488 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from West Kentucky Community and Technical College carry an average student debtload of $12,174.

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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,488 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,948.

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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Bowling Green, SKYCTC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SKYCTC are $4,488 per year. On average, allied health graduates from SKYCTC take out $24,597 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Owensboro Community and Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Owensboro Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Owensboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Owensboro Community and Technical College are $4,488 per year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Owensboro Community and Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,192.

Full Allied Health Professions at Owensboro Community and Technical College Report

Somerset Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health professions programs. Located in the town of Somerset, SCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

SCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,488 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, allied health graduates from SCC take out $15,342 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #10, Big Sandy Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Prestonsburg, Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Big Sandy Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,488 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 3,670
North Carolina 1,932
Tennessee 1,213
Georgia 1,299
West Virginia 356
Virginia 1,447
Louisiana 593
Mississippi 504
South Carolina 644
Alabama 797
Arkansas 609

Allied Health Professions is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 26,641
Physician Assistant 11,351
Radiologic Technology 9,790
Surgical Technology 7,583
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,845
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 5,396
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,850
Athletic Training 3,767
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 1,911
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,405
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 619
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 568
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 525
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 379
Polysomnography 302
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 138
Mammography Technician/Technology 69
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 51
Cardiopulmonary Technology 40
Hearing Instrument Specialist 32
Gene/Genetic Therapy 31
Orthopedic Technology 15

Related 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
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 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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