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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health professions was the most popular one in Virginia. In total, 1,971 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Virginia.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Virginia 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.
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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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Virginia
Check out the allied health associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Sentara College of Health Sciences the best value school in Virginia for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Chesapeake, Sentara College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Sentara College of Health Sciences undergraduate students pay an average of $2,828 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Sentara College of Health Sciences take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,430.
The excellent associate degree programs at Northern Virginia Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Virginia. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Annandale.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northern Virginia Community College are $5,565 a year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Northern Virginia Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,421.
Northern Virginia Community College also took the #2 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in Virginia rankings.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Reynolds Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Virginia. Reynolds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Richmond.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Reynolds Community College are $4,998 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, allied health majors at Reynolds Community College accumulate an average of around $17,136 in student debt.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Piedmont Virginia Community College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. PVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
PVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,790 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at PVCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,545.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Virginia Community College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Central Virginia Community College is a small public school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Central Virginia Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,853 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Allied Health majors at Central Virginia Community College take out an average of $6,527 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Thomas Nelson Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Hampton, TNCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TNCC are $4,806 per year.
TNCC also took the #5 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in Virginia rankings.
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Virginia Western Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Roanoke.
Virginia Western Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,103 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Virginia Western Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,872.
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With a ranking of #8, Tidewater Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from Tidewater Community College carry an average student debtload of $12,748.
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With a ranking of #9, Patrick Henry 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 rural area of Martinsville, Patrick Henry is a public college with a small student population.
Patrick Henry undergraduate students pay an average of $4,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Danville Community 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 #10 on the list. Danville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Danville.
Danville Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,725 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Danville Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $10,586.
Danville Community College also took the #1 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in Virginia rankings.
Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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South Carolina | 774 |
Georgia | 2,414 |
Arkansas | 1,197 |
North Carolina | 1,691 |
Florida | 7,935 |
West Virginia | 342 |
Louisiana | 907 |
Tennessee | 2,444 |
Alabama | 1,671 |
Kentucky | 1,122 |
Mississippi | 564 |
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 Related Majors
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 22 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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