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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$8,794 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, allied health professions students earned 840 degrees and certificates from an Iowa school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Iowa 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa

Check out the allied health basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Allied Health Professions

Our analysis found Western Iowa Tech Community College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Iowa. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.

Western Iowa Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,922 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Western Iowa Tech Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality for allied health in Iowa.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at North Iowa Area Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Iowa. North Iowa Area Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Mason City.

North Iowa Area Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,196 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, North Iowa Area Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for allied health in Iowa.

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Out of the 8 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a very large student population.

DMACC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, DMACC is ranked #4 for overall quality for allied health in Iowa.

Full Allied Health Professions at Des Moines Area Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Iowa Community College District. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Davenport.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges are $4,488 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indian Hills Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa list. IHCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Ottumwa.

IHCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Southeastern Community College

West Burlington, IA

Southeastern Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate allied health professions programs. Southeastern Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of West Burlington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeastern Community College are $6,210 a year.

Southeastern Community College also took the #5 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa rankings.

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#7

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Kirkwood 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Kirkwood Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Kirkwood Community College Report

#8

St Luke's College

Sioux City, IA

With a ranking of #8, St Luke’s College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. St Luke's College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Luke’s College are $20,940 per year.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 8 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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