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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

31 Colleges
$14,135 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,187 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

With 83,905 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, allied health professions is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for allied health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

#1

College of Eastern Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID

Our 2023 rankings named College of Eastern Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Idaho Falls, CEI is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CEI are $6,750 a year. On average, allied health graduates from CEI take out $11,500 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

The excellent associate degree programs at College of Southern Idaho helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Twin Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at College of Southern Idaho are $6,840 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from College of Southern Idaho carry an average student debtload of $10,708.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means College of Western Idaho is a great value for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWI are $7,344 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, allied health majors at CWI accumulate an average of around $8,441 in student debt.

Full Allied Health Professions at College of Western Idaho Report

#4

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Idaho College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. NIC is a small public school located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIC are $8,736 per year.

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#5

Casper College

Casper, WY

The excellent associate degree programs at Casper College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Casper College is a small public school located in the small city of Casper.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Casper College are $8,568 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from Casper College carry an average student debtload of $14,464.

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Trinidad State Junior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the remote town of Trinidad.

Trinidad State Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.

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Northeastern Junior College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Sterling, NJC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NJC are $7,691 per year.

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Laramie County Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Cheyenne, LCCC is a public school with a small student population.

LCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,913 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at LCCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,591.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, LCCC also is in the top 20% of our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

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#9

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

Aims Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Aims Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,850 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, allied health majors at Aims Community College accumulate an average of around $7,903 in student debt.

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Western Wyoming Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health professions programs. WWCC is a small public school located in the town of Rock Springs.

WWCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,640 in tuition and fees each year.

WWCC also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,830
Utah 788
Idaho 505
Montana 116
Wyoming 73

Allied Health Professions is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 27,240
Physician Assistant 12,000
Radiologic Technology 10,633
Surgical Technology 7,412
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,569
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 6,160
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,080
Athletic Training 3,408
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 2,012
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,367
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 773
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 652
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 575
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 391
Polysomnography 233
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 147
Mammography Technician/Technology 109
Cardiopulmonary Technology 51
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 48
Hearing Instrument Specialist 18
Orthopedic Technology 17
Gene/Genetic Therapy 10

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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