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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

32 Colleges
$4,086 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, allied health professions students earned 3,806 degrees and certificates from a Texas school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 32 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for allied health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Galveston College

Galveston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Galveston College the best value school in Texas for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Galveston College is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.

Galveston College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,950 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Galveston College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list.

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#2

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means El Centro College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $4,050 per year.

El Centro College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Collin County Community College District is a great value for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Collin County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Collin County Community College District are $3,094 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alvin Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. Alvin is a small public school located in the large suburb of Alvin.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alvin are $2,834 per year.

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Out of the 32 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the # 5 spot on the list. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $3,402 per year.

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#6

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

College of the Mainland ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. COM is a small public school located in the suburb of Texas City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at COM are $2,973 per year.

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#7

Victoria College

Victoria, TX

With a ranking of #7, Victoria College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Victoria College is a small public school located in the city of Victoria.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Victoria College are $3,840 per year.

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#8

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, TX

Northeast Texas Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Mount Pleasant, NTCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NTCC are $5,009 a year.

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

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#9

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

South Texas College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public college with a very large student population.

South Texas College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,530 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Lamar State College - Orange ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the suburb of Orange, Lamar State College - Orange is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lamar State College - Orange are $3,192 per year.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,032
Oklahoma 442
New Mexico 295

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 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).

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