2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools
Our analysis found Metropolitan Community College to be the best value school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . MCC is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,680 per year.
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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 medium-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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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 school with a moderately-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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The excellent programs at Northwest Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Bemidji, NTC is a public college with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NTC are $6,380 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Hennepin Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Hennepin Community College are $4,882 a year.
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Rochester Community and Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services 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.
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Northland Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Northland Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,052 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Saint Paul College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Saint Paul College are $6,041 a year.
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St Cloud Technical and Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. 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.
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Southeast Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #10 on the 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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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 |
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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