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Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$15,823 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,346 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 83,905 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, allied health professions is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

College of Eastern Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID

Our analysis found College of Eastern Idaho to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Idaho Falls, CEI is a public school with a small student population.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, CEI is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full Allied Health Professions at College of Eastern Idaho Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pickens Technical College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Aurora, Pickens Technical College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pickens Technical College are $8,830 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Western Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWI are $7,344 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from CWI carry an average student debtload of $10,544.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Red Rocks Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Red Rocks Community College are $16,135 a year. Allied Health majors at Red Rocks Community College take out an average of $9,993 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Red Rocks Community College also made our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.

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#5

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Aims Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aims Community College are $10,850 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from Aims Community College carry an average student debtload of $9,156.

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#6

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College are $13,701 per year.

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#7

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

Colorado Mountain College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Mountain College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Glenwood Springs.

Colorado Mountain College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,820 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Colorado Mountain College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $5,765.

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#8

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Pikes Peak Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. PPCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs.

PPCC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,714 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Community College of Aurora did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Aurora, CCA is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

CCA undergraduate students pay an average of $15,832 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, Weber State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $17,084 a year. Allied Health majors at WSU take out an average of $12,176 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Allied Health Professions at Weber State University Report

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,830
Utah 788
Idaho 505
Montana 116
Wyoming 73

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 19 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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