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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Allied Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 7,928 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in California to see which undergraduate 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.
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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for allied health majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Butte College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. Butte College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Oroville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Butte College are $1,336 a year.
Butte College also made our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California list, coming in at #5.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Merced College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in California. Merced Community College District is a large public school located in the small city of Merced.
Merced Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $1,194 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Merced Community College District excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Victor Valley College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Victor Valley College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Victorville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Victor Valley College are $1,425 per year.
Out of the 45 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Ventura College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Ventura, Ventura College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ventura College are $1,394 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Ventura College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in California list.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Ventura College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Foothill College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Los Altos Hills, Foothill College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Foothill College are $1,565 per year.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Foothill College
With a ranking of #6, Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. SRJC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Rosa.
SRJC undergraduate students pay an average of $1,318 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Santa Rosa Junior College
Palomar College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, Palomar College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Palomar College are $1,348 a year.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Palomar College
Crafton Hills College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the rural area of Yucaipa, CHC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CHC are $1,182 per year.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Crafton Hills College
College of the Siskiyous did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Weed, College of the Siskiyous is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at College of the Siskiyous are $1,444 a year.
Los Angeles Valley College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. LAVC is a large public school located in the city of Valley Glen.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LAVC are $1,238 per year.
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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 678 |
| Oregon | 603 |
| Nevada | 899 |
| Alaska | 42 |
| Hawaii | 48 |
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 Related Majors
| 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.