2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
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Our 2023 rankings named Neosho County Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Chanute, Neosho County Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Neosho County Community College are $4,000 a year.
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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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Community College are $4,590 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Century College are $5,907 per year.
Century College also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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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 school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hutchinson Community College are $4,470 per year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine are $11,972 a 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,680 per year.
With a ranking of #7, Johnson County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. JCCC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at JCCC are $5,352 a 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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With a ranking of #9, Seward County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. SCCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Liberal.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SCCC are $4,832 per year.
With a ranking of #10, Lake Area Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year.
LATI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Full Allied Health Professions at Lake Area Technical Institute Report
Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Minnesota | 756 |
Iowa | 577 |
Nebraska | 596 |
Missouri | 1,137 |
Kansas | 576 |
South Dakota | 217 |
North Dakota | 170 |
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Allied Health Professions Related Majors for Allied Health
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.
Allied Health Focus Areas
Majors Similar to Allied Health
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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