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Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

79 Colleges
$16,878 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,672 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 83,905 allied health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 79 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for allied health 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for allied health majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 15% Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Kettering College

Kettering, OH

Our analysis found Kettering College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Kettering College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kettering.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kettering College are $14,664 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Crosse.

UW - La Crosse undergraduate students pay an average of $18,051 in tuition and fees each year.

UW - La Crosse excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Out of the 79 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Blue Ash, UC Blue Ash College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Blue Ash College are $15,588 a year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at UC Blue Ash College take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,270.

In addition to its great value ranking, UC Blue Ash College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radiological Technologies University VT. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of South Bend, Radiological Technologies University VT is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Radiological Technologies University VT are $17,207 a year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Radiological Technologies University VT take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $17,274.

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#5

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Youngstown State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a large student population.

Youngstown State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,945 in tuition and fees each year. On average, allied health graduates from Youngstown State University take out $29,306 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#6

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #6, Ferris State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

Ferris undergraduate students pay an average of $13,608 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Ferris take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,830.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ferris also is in the top 20% of our Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,416 in tuition and fees each year. Allied Health majors at SIUC take out an average of $18,857 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#8

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Michigan are $13,703 per year.

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Western Illinois University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree allied health professions programs. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WIU are $13,661 a year.

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Kent State University at Ashtabula landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree allied health professions programs. Kent State University at Ashtabula is a small public school located in the town of Ashtabula.

Kent State University at Ashtabula undergraduate students pay an average of $15,910 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, allied health majors at Kent State University at Ashtabula accumulate an average of around $24,595 in student debt.

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public school located in the city of Oshkosh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Oshkosh are $15,368 per year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH
13 Kent State University at Salem Salem, OH
14 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
15 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,443
Indiana 963
Wisconsin 2,297
Ohio 3,031
Illinois 2,281

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Focus Areas

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 25 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).

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