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Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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$7,281 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 66 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which basic certificate 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. 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for allied health majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Madison Area Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,812 per year.

Madison College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Northcentral Technical College 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 . Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

North Central Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,512 in tuition and fees each year.

North Central Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Allied Health Professions at Northcentral Technical College Report

Out of the 66 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

CVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,793 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, CVTC also did well on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Allied Health Professions at Chippewa Valley Technical College Report

#4

Oakland Community College

Auburn Hills, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oakland Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Auburn Hills.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oakland Community College are $5,400 per year.

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#5

Blackhawk Technical College

Janesville, WI

The excellent basic certificate programs at Blackhawk Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Janesville, BTC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BTC are $6,793 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BTC also is in the top 10% of our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Out of the 66 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne County Community College District landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, WCCCD is a public college with a large student population.

WCCCD undergraduate students pay an average of $3,998 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FVTC are $6,977 per year.

FVTC also took the #5 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

Full Allied Health Professions at Fox Valley Technical College Report

Gateway Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway Technical College are $6,917 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Gateway Technical College also did well on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWTC are $6,965 a year.

NWTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#10

Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Mid-State Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Mid-State is a small public school located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mid-State are $6,850 per year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Mid-State Technical College Report

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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore, WI
11 Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI
13 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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