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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$25,202 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,880 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

With 82,308 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health professions is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

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.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Allied Health Professions

Our 2023 rankings named Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for allied health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. RMUoHP is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at RMUoHP are $17,416 per year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #2 for overall quality for allied health in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Idaho is a great value for allied health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of I are $29,148 per year.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 622
Utah 639
Idaho 532
Montana 158
Wyoming 73

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 3 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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