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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, allied health professions students earned 1,744 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 4th in the state.
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
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 in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for allied health majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Allied Health Professions
Our analysis found Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Pennsylvania. RHSHS is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Reading.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RHSHS are $13,622 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from RHSHS carry an average student debtload of $24,325.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Luzerne County Community College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Nanticoke, Luzerne County Community College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Luzerne County Community College are $10,330 a year.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Community College of Allegheny County helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCAC are $8,563 per year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at CCAC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,602.
Out of the 9 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware County Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Delaware County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Full Allied Health Professions at Delaware County Community College Report
South Hills School of Business & Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the small city of State College, South Hills School of Business & Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Hills School of Business & Technology are $19,527 per year.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at South Hills School of Business & Technology
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lancaster, PA College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PA College are $30,821 a year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at PA College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,659.
Thomas Jefferson University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Thomas Jefferson University are $44,200 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Thomas Jefferson University is ranked #2 for overall quality for allied health in Pennsylvania.
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Memorial Medical Center is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Johnstown.
While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health majors at Memorial Medical Center accumulate an average of around $12,782 in student debt.
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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 2,398 |
| New Jersey | 1,086 |
| Maryland | 669 |
| Delaware | 90 |
| District of Columbia | 36 |
Majors Related to Allied Health
Allied Health Professions is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Allied Health Concentrations
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 9 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.