2023 Best Value Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oklahoma
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Oklahoma to see which undergraduate 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oklahoma
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Our 2023 rankings named Connors State College the best value school in Oklahoma for healthcare students working on their undergraduate certificate. CSC is a public institution located in Warner, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 89 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at CSC are $7,562 a year.
Online courses are available at CSC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 83% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
CSC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oklahoma list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carl Albert State College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oklahoma list. Carl Albert State College is a small public school located in Poteau, Oklahoma that handed out 13 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Carl Albert State College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,942 in tuition and fees each year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $13,477 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Carl Albert State College. In fact, around 15% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Carl Albert State College also took the #4 spot in our Best Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oklahoma rankings.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Tulsa Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Oklahoma. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Tulsa Community College are $8,845 a year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $8,334 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Tulsa Community College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oklahoma list. This fairly large public school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 33 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OCCC are $9,810 per year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $16,359 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Since OCCC is primarily an online school, it is an excellent choice for undergraduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, OCCC is ranked #5 for overall quality in Oklahoma.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oklahoma list. This large public school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 19 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
OSU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,764 in tuition and fees each year.
OSU 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 93% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
OSU also made our Best Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oklahoma list, coming in at #1.
Rose State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Rose State College is a medium-sized public school located in Midwest City, Oklahoma that handed out 5 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
RSC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,131 in tuition and fees each year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $15,104 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at RSC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 56% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Platt College - North OKC landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate healthcare programs. This very small private for-profit school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 91 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Platt College - North OKC undergraduate students pay an average of $0 in tuition and fees each year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $14,636 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Platt College - North OKC is ranked #2 for overall quality in Oklahoma.
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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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