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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

47 Colleges
$5,921 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,132 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Plains States Region to see which undergraduate 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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Neosho County Community College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Chanute, Neosho County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Neosho County Community College are $4,000 per year.

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#2

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Out of the 47 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Community College are $4,590 per year.

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#3

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Century College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Century College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,907 in tuition and fees each year.

Century College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Hutchinson Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hutchinson Community College are $4,470 per year.

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Out of the 47 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine landed the # 5 spot on the list. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine undergraduate students pay an average of $11,972 in tuition and fees each year. On average, allied health graduates from Mayo Clinic School of Medicine take out $27,868 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Metropolitan Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. MCC is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCC are $4,680 a year.

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#7

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Johnson County Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. JCCC is a large public school located in the city of Overland Park.

JCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,352 in tuition and fees each year. Allied Health majors at JCCC take out an average of $19,353 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Labette Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Parsons, Labette Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Labette Community College are $4,288 per year.

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Seward County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. SCCC is a small public school located in the town of Liberal.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SCCC are $4,832 a year.

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Lake Area Technical Institute ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.

LATI undergraduate students pay an average of $6,718 in tuition and fees each year.

LATI also took the #5 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 756
Iowa 577
Missouri 1,137
Nebraska 596
Kansas 576
South Dakota 217
North Dakota 170

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 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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