2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree School for You
With 35,945 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health sciences and services is the #5 most popular major in the United States.
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 Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for health science 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.
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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the health science associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Moraine Park Technical College to be the best value school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Moraine Park Technical College are $6,683 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Moraine Park Technical College also did well on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $6,849 per year. The average amount in student loans that health science majors at NWTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,151.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NWTC also is in the top 20% of our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Mid-State Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences and services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Mid-State is a small public school located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids.
Mid-State undergraduate students pay an average of $6,351 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Washtenaw Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences and services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Washtenaw Community College are $5,856 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, health science majors at Washtenaw Community College accumulate an average of around $22,294 in student debt.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Rasmussen University - Wisconsin helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences and services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - Wisconsin are $12,860 per year.
Rasmussen University - Wisconsin also claimed a spot on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Central Ohio Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health sciences and services programs. Located in the suburb of Newark, COTC is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at COTC are $7,656 a year.
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Clark State Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Clark State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Springfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clark State Community College are $7,328 per year.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Kalamazoo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kalamazoo Valley Community College are $8,502 a year.
Southwestern Michigan College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Dowagiac, SMC is a public school with a small student population.
SMC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,301 in tuition and fees each year.
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Purdue University Global ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Purdue University Global undergraduate students pay an average of $14,436 in tuition and fees each year. Health Science majors at Purdue University Global take out an average of $9,973 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State
Explore the best health sciences and services colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Illinois | 522 |
Ohio | 336 |
Michigan | 295 |
Indiana | 1,155 |
Wisconsin | 162 |
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Majors Related to Health Science
Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Health Science Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 29,840 |
General Health & Wellness | 6,105 |
Majors Similar to Health Science
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 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 18 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.
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