2023 Best Value Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah
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. 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 and bootcamps 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 Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Utah to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for healthcare students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah
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Our analysis found Salt Lake Community College to be the best value school for healthcare students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Utah. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the large public school handed out 41 undergraduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College are $12,734 per year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $12,470 in student loans.
Salt Lake Community College 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 48% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Salt Lake Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah list.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Snow College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Utah. Snow College is located in Ephraim, Utah and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Snow College are $13,476 per year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $13,232 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Snow College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah list. This large public school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 30 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,644 in tuition and fees each year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $21,757 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since WSU does offer online classes for certain majors. In fact, around 59% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
WSU also made our Best Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah list, coming in at #3.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for healthcare students working on their undergraduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Located in Logan, Utah, the large public school handed out 55 undergraduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at USU are $23,435 a year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $15,061 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that USU does offer online classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 77% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, USU is ranked #1 for overall quality in Utah.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Utah. UVU is a public institution located in Orem, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,092 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at UVU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 70% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
UVU also took the #5 spot in our Best Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah rankings.
Dixie State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah list. Located in Saint George, Utah, the fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Dixie State College are $16,986 a year.
Online courses are available at Dixie State College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 47% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Eagle Gate College - Murray landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate healthcare programs. Located in Murray, Utah, the very small private for-profit school handed out 22 undergraduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Eagle Gate College - Murray undergraduate students pay an average of $17,112 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $14,659 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Eagle Gate College - Murray. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Eagle Gate College - Murray did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 7 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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