2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 82,308 allied health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 56 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for allied health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Minot State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Minot, MSU is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU are $8,163 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cox College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Cox College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cox College are $12,600 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, allied health majors at Cox College accumulate an average of around $26,274 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UND are $15,037 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Dakota State are $12,809 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clarkson College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clarkson College are $14,880 a year. On average, allied health graduates from Clarkson College take out $29,738 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.
North Dakota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,876 in tuition and fees each year.
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Fort Hays State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FHSU are $15,870 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, allied health graduates from FHSU carry an average student debtload of $26,393.
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With a ranking of #8, Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Omaha, Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Nebraska Methodist College are $15,439 a year.
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Bryan College of Health Sciences landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree allied health professions programs. Bryan College of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bryan College of Health Sciences are $17,766 a year.
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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree allied health professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri State are $16,498 a year.
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Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Minnesota | 756 |
Iowa | 577 |
Missouri | 1,137 |
Nebraska | 596 |
Kansas | 576 |
South Dakota | 217 |
North Dakota | 170 |
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Other Related Allied Health Programs
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Allied Health Professions Related Majors for Allied Health
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.
Allied Health Focus Areas
Majors Similar to Allied Health
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 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.