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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Nevada

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$3,553 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

Allied Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Nevada. With 313 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Nevada ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Nevada to see which basic certificate 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Allied Health Professions

Our analysis found Truckee Meadows Community College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Nevada. Truckee Meadows Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Reno.

Truckee Meadows Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,934 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, Truckee Meadows Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for allied health in Nevada.

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#2

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of Southern Nevada is a great value for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CSN undergraduate students pay an average of $3,848 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CSN also took the #3 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Nevada rankings.

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#3

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV

The excellent basic certificate programs at Western Nevada College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Nevada. Located in the city of Carson City, WNC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WNC are $3,748 per year.

WNC also made our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Nevada list, coming in at #4.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Great Basin College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Nevada list. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the town of Elko.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Great Basin College are $3,683 a year.

Great Basin College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Nevada list.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 615
California 4,117
Washington 711
Hawaii 49
Alaska 38

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

Majors Similar to Allied Health

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 4 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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