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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$15,923 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$95,097 Avg Salary

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

Allied Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Colorado. With 622 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value master'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.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for allied health majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Allied Health Professions

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in Colorado for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CU Anschutz are $8,052 a year.

CU Anschutz also took the #5 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Red Rocks Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Red Rocks Community College are $10,781 per year.

Red Rocks Community College also made our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #2.

Full Allied Health Professions at Red Rocks Community College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Colorado State are $13,313 a year.

Colorado State also made our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #1.

Full Allied Health Professions at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

#4

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado Mesa University is a great value for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado Mesa are $9,900 per year.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Colorado Mesa University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCCS are $13,854 per year.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

With a ranking of #6, Rocky Vista University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Rocky Vista University is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parker.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rocky Vista University are $37,569 a year.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Rocky Vista University

Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 639
Idaho 532
Montana 158
Wyoming 73

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Focus Areas

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 6 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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