2023 Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Pennsylvania to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for healthcare 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
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Our analysis found Montgomery County Community College to be the best value school for healthcare students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Pennsylvania. Montgomery County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania that handed out 125 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Montco are $14,970 a year.
Online courses are available at Montco, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its great value ranking, Montco is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a great place for healthcare students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Clarion University is a public institution located in Clarion, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Clarion University are $16,052 a year.
Clarion University does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 79% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Clarion University also did well on our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Out of the 31 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s value ranking, Laurel Business Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. LBI is a very small private for-profit school situated in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 32 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at LBI are $10,970 a year.
LBI does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 54% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. SRU is a public institution located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SRU are $14,615 per year.
One thing to take note of is that SRU does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great place for healthcare students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. California, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Cal U are $15,726 a year.
Cal U does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 64% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate healthcare programs. Bloomsburg is a medium-sized public school situated in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bloomsburg are $22,806 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Bloomsburg. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Butler County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Butler, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 2 students in 2020-2021.
BC3 undergraduate students pay an average of $11,400 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online classes at BC3. During the 2019-2020 year, about 37% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Bucks County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Bucks County Community College is a public institution located in Newtown, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 32 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Bucks County Community College are $13,298 a year.
Bucks County Community College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 57% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized public school located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 45 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
East Stroudsburg University undergraduate students pay an average of $19,797 in tuition and fees each year.
East Stroudsburg University does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 26% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Community College of Allegheny County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 99 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at CCAC are $11,863 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since CCAC does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 48% took at least some of their classes online.
Northampton County Area Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the medium-sized public school handed out 11 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northampton Community College are $15,270 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Northampton Community College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 73% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Delaware County Community College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate healthcare programs. Delaware County Community College is a public institution located in Media, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delaware County Community College are $13,740 per year.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Delaware County Community College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Laurel Technical Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in Sharon, Pennsylvania, the very small private for-profit school handed out 20 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at LTI Sharon are $11,028 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at LTI Sharon. During the 2019-2020 year, about 61% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Peirce College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Peirce is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 basic certificates to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Peirce are $15,060 per year.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Peirce. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the large public school awarded 92 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.
Pitt undergraduate students pay an average of $35,394 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Pitt does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 25% took at least some of their classes online.
Pitt did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.
Community College of Philadelphia ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the fairly large public school handed out 38 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Community College of Philadelphia undergraduate students pay an average of $12,744 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Community College of Philadelphia does offer online classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Saint Vincent College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Latrobe, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out basic certificates to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Saint Vincent are $38,741 a year.
One thing to take note of is that Saint Vincent does offer online classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 40% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Saint Vincent not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.
Central Penn College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate healthcare programs. Central Penn is a private for-profit institution located in Summerdale, Pennsylvania. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 14 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Central Penn undergraduate students pay an average of $18,714 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Central Penn does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Laurel Technical Institute landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate healthcare programs. Laurel Technical Institute is a very small private for-profit school located in MEADVILLE, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTI - Meadville are $10,582 per year.
Online courses are available at LTI - Meadville, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 53% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #20 on the list. Pennsylvania Highlands is a public institution located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pennsylvania Highlands are $12,330 per year.
Pennsylvania Highlands does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 36% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Community College of Beaver County came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. CCBC is a small public school situated in Monaca, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at CCBC are $18,660 a year.
Some students may be able to take online classes at CCBC. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
South Hills School of Business & Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in State College, Pennsylvania, the very small private for-profit school awarded 30 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.
South Hills School of Business & Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $18,878 in tuition and fees each year.
Lackawanna College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Lackawanna College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Lackawanna College are $16,130 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Lackawanna College. In fact, around 69% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Thomas Jefferson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #24 on the list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 21 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Thomas Jefferson University are $42,966 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Thomas Jefferson University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Thomas Jefferson University is ranked #2 for overall quality in Pennsylvania.
With a ranking of #25, Gannon University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their basic certificate. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Erie, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Gannon are $35,541 a year.
Gannon does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 48% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Gannon also made our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #4.
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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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