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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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$4,978 Avg Tuition & Fees*
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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate 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 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 521 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the allied health undergraduate 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 1 to 4 Years in Allied Health Professions

#1

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, MS

Our 2023 rankings named Coahoma Community College the best value school in the United States for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Coahoma Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Clarksdale.

Coahoma Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,353 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 521 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, South Louisiana Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. South Louisiana Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lafayette.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 per year. Allied Health majors at South Louisiana Community College take out an average of $6,762 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#3

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the city of Dallas.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at El Centro College are $6,000 a year. On average, allied health graduates from El Centro College take out $10,813 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

El Centro College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.

Full Allied Health Professions at El Centro College Report

#4

Galveston College

Galveston, TX

Out of the 521 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Galveston College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Galveston, Galveston College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Galveston College are $5,726 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from Galveston College carry an average student debtload of $8,120.

In addition to its great value ranking, Galveston College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.

Full Allied Health Professions at Galveston College Report

#5

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Seattle Central College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle Central is a public school with a small student population.

Seattle Central undergraduate students pay an average of $5,354 in tuition and fees each year.

Seattle Central excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.

Full Allied Health Professions at Seattle Central College Report

Wayne County Community College District 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Detroit, WCCCD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Allied Health Professions at Wayne County Community College District Report

With a ranking of #6, Northwest Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Springdale, NTI is a public school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NTI are $5,184 a year.

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#8

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Panola 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 #8 on the list. Panola College is a small public school located in the distant town of Carthage.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Panola College are $4,896 per year.

Panola College 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 list.

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Bossier Parish Community 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 #9 on the list. Bossier Parish Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bossier City.

Bossier Parish Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,283 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Bossier Parish Community College Report

NorthWest Arkansas Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. NWACC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Bentonville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWACC are $4,906 per year.

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Neosho County Community 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 #11 on the list. Located in the town of Chanute, Neosho County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Neosho County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Neosho County Community College

#12

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Central Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Community College are $4,710 per year.

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Alvin Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Alvin is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Alvin.

Alvin undergraduate students pay an average of $4,010 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #13, Arkansas State University - Newport did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. ASUN is a small public school located in the rural area of Newport.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASUN are $4,416 per year. Allied Health majors at ASUN take out an average of $6,695 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Arkansas State University - Newport

#15

College of Eastern Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID

With a ranking of #15, College of Eastern Idaho did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. CEI is a small public school located in the small city of Idaho Falls.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CEI are $6,750 per year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at CEI take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $7,630.

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Madison Area Technical College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Madison College is a large public school located in the city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Madison College are $6,812 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from Madison College carry an average student debtload of $13,471.

Madison College also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#17

Victoria College

Victoria, TX

Victoria College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the 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.

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#18

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century 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 #18 on the list. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Century College are $6,105 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Century College also is in the top 15% of our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking.

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Houston Community 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 #19 on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health majors at Houston Community College accumulate an average of around $13,447 in student debt.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Houston Community College

With a ranking of #20, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,040 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from San Jacinto College carry an average student debtload of $8,627.

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#21

Hutchinson Community College

Hutchinson, KS

Hutchinson Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hutchinson Community College are $4,530 per year.

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#22

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior 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 #22 on the list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tyler.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 per year.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Tyler Junior College

#23

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

South Plains College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Levelland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Plains College are $4,857 per year.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at South Plains College

With a ranking of #24, Athens Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, Athens Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Athens Technical College are $5,462 a year.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $5,512 per year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Georgia Northwestern Technical College Report

Rest of the Top 50 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#26

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC
#28

Merced College

Merced, CA
#34

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS
#35

Butte College

Oroville, CA
#41

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX
#42

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, NE
#45

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA
#46

Oakland Community College

Auburn Hills, MI
#47

Odessa College

Odessa, TX
#48

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX
#49

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Remaining Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 521 different United States allied health professions schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Navarro College Corsicana, TX
52 Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA
53 Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville, GA
53 Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins, GA
55 Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA
56 Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA
57 Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI
58 Ventura College Ventura, CA
59 Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI
60 Temple College Temple, TX
61 Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI
62 McLennan Community College Waco, TX
63 Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI
64 Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids, WI
65 Howard College Big Spring, TX
66 Nunez Community College Chalmette, LA
67 Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights, MN
68 Crowder College Neosho, MO
69 Southeastern Community College West Burlington, IA
70 Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IA
71 Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA
72 North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton, ND
73 Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences Reading, PA
74 Southeastern Technical College Vidalia, GA
75 Midland College Midland, TX
75 Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls, MN
77 Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX
78 Southwestern Oregon Community College Coos Bay, OR

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
79 University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock, AR
80 James A Rhodes State College Lima, OH
81 Lake Superior College Duluth, MN
81 Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA
83 Grayson College Denison, TX
83 Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka, KS
85 Kapiolani Community College Honolulu, HI
86 Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN
87 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI
88 Ogeechee Technical College Statesboro, GA
89 Lanier Technical College Gainesville, GA
90 North Georgia Technical College Clarkesville, GA
91 Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI
92 Vernon College Vernon, TX
93 Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS
94 Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ
95 Kilgore College Kilgore, TX
96 Bismarck State College Bismarck, ND
97 El Paso Community College El Paso, TX
98 Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland, WI
99 Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA
100 West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA
101 Crafton Hills College Yucaipa, CA
102 Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN
103 Victor Valley College Victorville, CA
104 San Juan College Farmington, NM

Allied Health Professions by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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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