2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States 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.
It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Plains States 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Metropolitan Community College to be the best value school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . 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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The excellent associate degree programs at Anoka-Ramsey Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences and services schools in the Plains States Region . Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus are $5,515 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Century College is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Century College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,907 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Century College also did well on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwest Technical College is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Bemidji, NTC is a public school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NTC are $6,380 a year.
NTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Hennepin Community College is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
North Hennepin Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,882 in tuition and fees each year.
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Rochester Community and Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Rochester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,372 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Rochester Community and Technical College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Northland Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health sciences and services programs. Located in the remote town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,052 per year.
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Saint Paul College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Saint Paul College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,041 in tuition and fees each year.
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St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health sciences and services programs. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.
St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,874 in tuition and fees each year.
St Cloud Technical and Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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With a ranking of #10, Southeast Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Tech are $7,650 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Southeast Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Request InformationBest Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State
Explore the best health sciences and services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 401 |
| Iowa | 55 |
| Missouri | 1,081 |
| Nebraska | 91 |
| Kansas | 143 |
| South Dakota | 135 |
| North Dakota | 11 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 29,840 |
| General Health & Wellness | 6,105 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.
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