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2023 Best Value Alternative Medical Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$9,573 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Alternative Medical Support Services School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, alternative medical support services was ranked #29 in the country. In fact 227 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Alternative Medical Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for alternative medical support 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.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Alternative Medical Support Services

Our analysis found Southwest Wisconsin Technical College to be the best value school for alternative medical support services students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Tech are $6,683 a year.

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#2

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

The excellent programs at Oakton Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best alternative medical support services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Oakton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Des Plaines.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oakton Community College are $12,462 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Oakton Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Alternative Medical Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Best Alternative Medical Support Services Colleges by State

Explore the best alternative medical support services colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Wisconsin 8

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Alternative Medical Support Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Alternative Medical Support Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Other Alternative and Complementary Medical Support Services 138
Direct Entry Midwifery 89

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
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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