2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree School for You
Health Sciences & Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 1,691 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for health science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named West Chester University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WCUPA are $10,423 a year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences and services schools in Pennsylvania. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SRU are $10,507 a year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $373, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
In addition to its great value ranking, SRU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clarion University are $11,173 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health science graduates from Clarion University carry an average student debtload of $31,606.
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Out of the 21 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.
Cal U undergraduate students pay an average of $11,108 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Edinboro is a small public school located in the fringe town of Edinboro.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Edinboro are $10,543 a year.
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Temple University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health sciences and services programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Temple are $17,378 per year.
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University of the Sciences came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. USciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
USciences undergraduate students pay an average of $28,683 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, health science majors at USciences accumulate an average of around $24,318 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $609, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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With a ranking of #8, Lincoln University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Lincoln is a small public school located in the suburb of Lincoln University.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lincoln are $11,556 a year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $380, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Central Penn College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Summerdale, Central Penn is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Penn are $18,714 a year.
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Pennsylvania College of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.
Penn College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 2,199 |
Maryland | 187 |
New Jersey | 1,471 |
District of Columbia | 78 |
Delaware | 175 |
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Health Sciences & Services Related Majors for Health Science
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Health Science Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 29,840 |
General Health & Wellness | 6,105 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 21 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.