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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
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.
Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools
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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CEI are $6,750 per 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Southern Idaho. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Twin Falls.
College of Southern Idaho undergraduate students pay an average of $6,840 in tuition and fees each 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 medium-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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Idaho College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NIC is a small public school located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NIC are $8,736 a year.
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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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With a ranking of #6, Trinidad State Junior College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the remote town of Trinidad.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trinidad State Junior College are $8,360 per year.
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Northeastern 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 #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Sterling, NJC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NJC are $7,691 a year.
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Laramie County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Cheyenne, LCCC is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCCC are $10,913 a year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at LCCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,591.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, LCCC also did well on our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #9, Aims Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aims Community College are $10,850 per 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 came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. 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 excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Explore the best allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 1,830 |
Utah | 788 |
Idaho | 505 |
Montana | 116 |
Wyoming | 73 |
Other Related Allied Health Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Majors Related to Allied Health
Allied Health Professions is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Allied Health Concentrations
Most Popular Majors Related to Allied Health
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.