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Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

30 Colleges
$26,866 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,672 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, allied health professions students earned 1,744 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in Pennsylvania to see which bachelor's 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.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCUPA are $10,527 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, WCUPA is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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Out of the 30 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Millersville University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.

Millersville undergraduate students pay an average of $12,262 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. East Stroudsburg University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of East Stroudsburg.

East Stroudsburg University undergraduate students pay an average of $10,687 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

IUP undergraduate students pay an average of $11,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $394.

IUP also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree allied health professions programs. Pitt Johnstown is a small public school located in the suburb of Johnstown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pitt Johnstown are $14,646 a year.

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University of Pittsburgh - Bradford landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree allied health professions programs. Pitt Bradford is a small public school located in the remote town of Bradford.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt Bradford are $14,620 per year.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Penn College is a small public school located in the small city of Williamsport.

Penn College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,940 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Allied Health majors at Penn College take out an average of $29,571 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,398
New Jersey 1,086
Maryland 669
Delaware 90
District of Columbia 36

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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