2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found NorthWest Arkansas Community College to be the best value school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWACC are $4,456 a year. Health Science majors at NWACC take out an average of $18,786 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Arkansas Community College is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their undergraduate certificate. SouthArk is a small public school located in the town of El Dorado.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SouthArk are $4,812 per year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences and services schools in the United States. 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. Health Science majors at UA Pulaski Tech take out an average of $17,737 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
UA Pulaski Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University Three Rivers. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. ASU Three Rivers is a small public school located in the fringe town of Malvern.
ASU Three Rivers undergraduate students pay an average of $5,882 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at North Hennepin Community 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. North Hennepin Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.
North Hennepin Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,882 in tuition and fees each year.
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Pacific College of Health and Science landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health sciences and services programs. Pacific College San Diego is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pacific College San Diego are $9,826 per year.
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State Fair Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health sciences and services programs. Located in the town of Sedalia, State Fair Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at State Fair Community College are $6,168 a year.
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Black River Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the rural area of Pocahontas, Black River Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Black River Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,350 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that health science majors at Black River Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $22,267.
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Pasadena City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pasadena City College are $7,596 per year.
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Arkansas State University - Mountain Home ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. ASUMH is a small public school located in the rural area of Mountain Home.
ASUMH undergraduate students pay an average of $4,524 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, health science majors at ASUMH accumulate an average of around $14,780 in student debt.
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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 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.