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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 83,905 allied health professions students received their degrees and certificates, 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
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 Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 423 schools in the United States 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the allied health basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Allied Health Professions
Our analysis found Southeast Community College Area to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lincoln.
Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,864 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Galveston College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Galveston, Galveston College is a public college with a small student population.
Galveston College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,726 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Galveston College also did well on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bossier Parish Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. Bossier Parish Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bossier City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bossier Parish Community College are $4,283 a year.
Full Allied Health Professions at Bossier Parish Community College Report
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Madison Area Technical College is a great value 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 excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools list.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,512 in tuition and fees each year.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College 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 list.
Centralia College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Centralia, Centralia College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Centralia College are $5,381 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Centralia College also did well on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Centralia College
Northcentral Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Central Technical College are $5,512 a year.
North Central Technical College 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 list.
Full Allied Health Professions at Northcentral Technical College Report
Gwinnett Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health professions programs. GTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GTC are $5,686 a year.
University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Morrilton, UACCM is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UACCM are $4,128 per year.
Johnson County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. JCCC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Overland Park.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JCCC are $5,472 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, JCCC also is in the top 15% of our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Johnson County Community College
Western Iowa Tech Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,946 per year.
With a ranking of #12, Central Arizona College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Pinal County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Coolidge.
Pinal County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,000 in tuition and fees each year.
El Centro College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dallas.
El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, El Centro College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools list.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at El Centro College
Athens Technical College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Athens, Athens Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Athens Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,462 in tuition and fees each year.
Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $6,793 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, CVTC also did well on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Chippewa Valley Technical College
College of the Mainland landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Texas City, COM is a public school with a small student population.
COM undergraduate students pay an average of $3,873 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at College of the Mainland
Merced College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Merced Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Merced.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Merced Community College District are $7,890 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Merced Community College District also did well on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Southeastern Technical College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Southeastern Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Vidalia.
Southeastern Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,527 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Allied Health Professions at Southeastern Technical College Report
Alvin Community College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health professions programs. Alvin is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Alvin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alvin are $4,010 per year.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Alvin Community College
South Louisiana Community College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health professions programs. South Louisiana Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 per year.
Full Allied Health Professions at South Louisiana Community College Report
With a ranking of #20, Butte College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Butte College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Oroville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Butte College are $7,816 a year.
Butte College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools list.
Lanier Technical College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Gainesville, Lanier Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lanier Technical College are $6,666 a year.
Full Allied Health Professions at Lanier Technical College Report
Fletcher Technical Community College landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health professions programs. Fletcher Technical Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Schriever.
Fletcher Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,119 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Fletcher Technical Community College
Victoria College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Victoria, Victoria College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Victoria College are $5,112 per year.
Oakland Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. Oakland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Auburn Hills.
Oakland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,400 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Oakland Community College
Rest of the Top Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 423 different United States allied health professions schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Moraine Park Technical College | Fond du Lac, WI |
| 52 | Waukesha County Technical College | Pewaukee, WI |
| 53 | University of New Mexico - Taos Campus | Ranchos de Taos, NM |
| 54 | Moorpark College | Moorpark, CA |
| 55 | Western Technical College | La Crosse, WI |
| 56 | University of Arkansas Rich Mountain | Mena, AR |
| 57 | Washington State Community College | Marietta, OH |
| 58 | Camden County College | Blackwood, NJ |
| 59 | Lake Area Technical Institute | Watertown, SD |
| 59 | Washburn Institute of Technology | Topeka, KS |
| 61 | Chattahoochee Technical College | Marietta, GA |
| 62 | The University of Texas at Brownsville | Brownsville, TX |
| 63 | Pitt Community College | Winterville, NC |
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 award.
Allied Health Professions by Region
View the Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Other U.S. Territories |
| Great Lakes |
Allied Health Professions Related Majors for Allied Health
One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.
Allied Health Focus Areas
Most Popular Majors Related to Allied Health
| 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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