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Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$5,603 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,346 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, allied health professions students earned 1,122 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Kentucky 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

Our analysis found Madisonville Community College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Kentucky. Located in the rural area of Madisonville, Madisonville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Madisonville Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, allied health graduates from Madisonville Community College take out $7,147 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Gateway is a small public school located in the large suburb of Florence.

Gateway undergraduate students pay an average of $4,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health majors at Gateway accumulate an average of around $9,069 in student debt.

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Out of the 10 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Jefferson Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jefferson Community and Technical College are $4,640 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from Jefferson Community and Technical College carry an average student debtload of $16,315.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Somerset Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Kentucky. Located in the remote town of Somerset, SCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SCC are $4,560 per year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Somerset Community College Report

Out of the 10 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Ashland Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. ACTC is a small public school located in the small city of Ashland.

ACTC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at ACTC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,504.

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With a ranking of #6, Owensboro Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Owensboro Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Owensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Owensboro Community and Technical College are $4,560 a year. On average, allied health graduates from Owensboro Community and Technical College take out $10,272 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #7, Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Southeast is a small public school located in the distant town of Cumberland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast are $4,560 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, Hazard Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Hazard Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Hazard.

Hazard Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Hazard Community and Technical College Report

#9

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

Sullivan University 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. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sullivan University are $14,220 per year.

Sullivan University also took the #3 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky rankings.

Full Allied Health Professions at Sullivan University Report

#10

ATA College

Louisville, KY

With a ranking of #10, ATA College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Louisville, ATA College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ATA College are $13,790 a year.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 774
Georgia 2,414
Arkansas 1,197
North Carolina 1,691
Florida 7,935
Louisiana 907
West Virginia 342
Virginia 1,971
Alabama 1,671
Tennessee 2,444
Mississippi 564

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

Majors Similar to Allied Health

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 10 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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