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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

60 Colleges
$7,404 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,553 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services 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.

The Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 60 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for health science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools

$4,680 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for health sciences and services students. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,680 per year.

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$5,515 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Anoka-Ramsey Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Coon Rapids.

Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $5,515 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN
$5,907 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Century College are $5,907 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Bemidji, NTC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NTC are $6,380 per year.

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#5

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN
$4,882 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Hennepin Community College is a great value for health sciences and services students. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Hennepin Community College are $4,882 per year.

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Rochester Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health sciences and services programs. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize 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.

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$6,052 Average Tuition & Fees

Northland Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health sciences and services programs. Located in the remote town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public school 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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#8

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN
$6,041 Average Tuition & Fees

Saint Paul College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health sciences and services programs. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public school 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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$5,874 Average Tuition & Fees

St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 per year.

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#10

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Southeast Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

Southeast Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,650 in tuition and fees each year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great value schools for Health Sciences & Services students in the Plains States Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN
12 Normandale Community College Bloomington, MN

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences and services schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 401
Iowa 55
Nebraska 91
Missouri 1,081
Kansas 143
South Dakota 135
North Dakota 11

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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