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Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

47 Colleges
$6,092 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,346 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 83,905 allied health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

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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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Neosho County Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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.

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#2

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Community College are $4,710 a year.

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#3

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Century College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Century College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,105 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Century College also is in the top 20% of our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Hutchinson Community College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hutchinson Community College are $4,530 a year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine are $10,727 per year. On average, allied health graduates from Mayo Clinic School of Medicine take out $13,764 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Metropolitan Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,815 per year.

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#7

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Johnson 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 #7 on the list. JCCC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Overland Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at JCCC are $5,472 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from JCCC carry an average student debtload of $7,273.

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Labette Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Parsons, Labette Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Labette Community College are $4,768 a year.

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Seward 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 #9 on the list. SCCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Liberal.

SCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,928 in tuition and fees each year.

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Lake Area Technical Institute came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LATI are $6,718 a year.

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

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 851
Missouri 988
Minnesota 719
South Dakota 217
Iowa 840
North Dakota 142
Nebraska 498

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).

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