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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

66 Colleges
$6,053 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate School for You

Health Sciences & Services is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 35,945 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 66 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Clovis Community College the best value school in the United States for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. Clovis Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Clovis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clovis Community College are $2,984 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend NorthWest Arkansas Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWACC are $4,456 per year.

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Out of the 66 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Chattahoochee Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Chattahoochee Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,602 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Chattahoochee Technical College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools list.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Georgia Northwestern Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences and services schools in the United States. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $5,462 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools list.

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#5

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Gwinnett Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences and services schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GTC are $5,636 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GTC also is in the top 15% of our Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools ranking.

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University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Batesville, UACCB is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UACCB are $3,438 per year.

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Southeastern Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate health sciences and services programs. Located in the remote town of Vidalia, Southeastern Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Southeastern Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,527 in tuition and fees each year.

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Southwestern Oregon Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. SWOCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Coos Bay.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SWOCC are $6,483 per year.

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Coastal Pines Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate health sciences and services programs. Located in the remote town of Waycross, Coastal Pines Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Coastal Pines Technical College are $4,906 a year.

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University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate health sciences and services programs. Located in the city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public college with a small student population.

UA Pulaski Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,900 in tuition and fees each year.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX
12 Midland College Midland, TX
13 Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA

Health Sciences & Services by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 29,840
General Health & Wellness 6,105

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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