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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
$5,921 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,132 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 69,358 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health professions is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 analysis found Neosho County Community College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . 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 $4,000 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 small city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,590 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Century College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Century College are $5,907 per year.

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

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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 town of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hutchinson Community College are $4,470 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mayo Clinic School of Medicine. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine undergraduate students pay an average of $11,972 in tuition and fees each year. On average, allied health graduates from Mayo Clinic School of Medicine take out $27,868 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #6, Metropolitan Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. MCC is a fairly 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 $4,680 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 large public school located in the city of Overland Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at JCCC are $5,352 a year. Allied Health majors at JCCC take out an average of $19,353 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Labette Community College are $4,288 per year.

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Seward County Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. SCCC is a small public school located in the town of Liberal.

SCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,832 in tuition and fees each 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 remote town of Watertown.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year.

LATI also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions colleges 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) 26,631
Radiologic Technology 9,684
Surgical Technology 7,583
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,722
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 5,378
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,740
Athletic Training 2,305
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 1,836
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,377
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 602
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 568
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 516
Physician Assistant 501
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 379
Polysomnography 302
Mammography Technician/Technology 69
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 51
Cardiopulmonary Technology 40
Hearing Instrument Specialist 32
Gene/Genetic Therapy 27
Orthopedic Technology 15

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,270
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,030
Health & Medical Administrative Services 72,024
Health Sciences & Services 34,199
Dental Support Services 26,277

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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