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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.

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

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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Neosho County Community College are $4,416 per year.

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#2

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Central Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#3

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Out of the 47 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Century College are $6,105 per 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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Out of the 47 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hutchinson Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Community College is a public school 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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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 large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCC are $4,815 a 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 fairly large public school located in the city of Overland Park.

JCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,472 in tuition and fees each 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 town of Parsons, Labette Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Labette Community College are $4,768 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Seward County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. SCCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Liberal.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SCCC are $4,928 a year.

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Lake Area Technical Institute landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.

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

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

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Lake Area Technical Institute

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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