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Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

56 Colleges
$18,254 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 56 schools in the Plains States 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the allied health bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Minot State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Minot, MSU is a public college with a small student population.

MSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,508 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Cox College

Springfield, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cox College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Cox College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cox College are $13,396 a year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Cox College take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,345.

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#3

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Out of the 56 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UND are $15,570 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Dakota State are $12,809 per year.

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#5

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarkson College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Clarkson College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,880 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State University are $15,446 a year.

North Dakota State University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Fort Hays State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a large student population.

FHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,870 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at FHSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,475.

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Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Nebraska Methodist College are $16,147 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, Bryan College of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bryan College of Health Sciences is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bryan College of Health Sciences are $17,870 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State are $17,144 per year.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 851
Missouri 988
Minnesota 719
South Dakota 217
Iowa 840
North Dakota 142
Nebraska 498

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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